Always Be So

looking so long the eyes go out of focus

dimly remembering the maze, the chase,

not something that sticks in your gut

but as the clouds clear it can be seen

and we see the changes the challenges

that we once know by rote, by heart,

so that however many times questioned

the answer would be right there on the tongue

waiting in all its readiness to come forth

just as the meaning of dreams emerge

like memories of yesterday or beyond

and we get pats on the back, handshakes,

because it all came out perfectly

and we wonder if it will always be so