One Day You’ll Know What You Need

when you’ve read enough books

attended 26 seminars

and seen one too many therapists

One day you’ll know what you need

when you’ve exercised while exhausted

tried one last dietary change

or had your palm read by candlelight

One day you’ll know what you need

when you’ve lost enough friends

separated from work

or seen a twenty-something reiki master

when you’ve ended a relationship

to find yourself in the same one

again and again

One day you’ll know what you need

when you’ve dwindled your savings

finding a cure for your humanity

One day you’ll know what you need

when you’ve discovered true friends

got lost in the music

or cried at the autumn tree

One day you’ll know what you need

when you laugh at the absurd

because you are the absurd

and smile at your own misfortunes

when you recall the still voice

that said nothing and everything

when reflecting back your own words

One day you’ll know what you need

when you don’t need to be happy

and no longer search for peace

One day you’ll know what you need

-written by Angela Savitri