The Journey

I dont comprehend love...
It is such an evasive and complicated concept
That it brings you the best of dreams
Yet when you wake
Where have those dreams gone to?

I wish there was a way to tell
If what I work for is worth the risks
The time and the effort
The let downs and the concerns
But I guess the best part of this
Is that you cant

You're placed in the deep dark woods
No flashlight
No compass
No wind to guide you
No river to lend you perspective
Yet something tells you where to go
How to feel
What to listen for

And somehow
Sometime
You find the way out
And you're safe and sound
But that journey was frightening
And it stripped you of your sanity
Your sleep
But in the end it was worth it
Because you've never seen such beauty
In a sunrise
Or such splendor in that song
That the wind hums to you

And I guess that is love
Not the lack of knowledge before
Or the beauty after
But the entire journey...