See only that that is
For of such things you must conceive without renown
See whatever you so wish
For sight such things shall only water down.
It is in ending that I speak
A journey far and wide
So be it known to you, always
That such truths are seldom free
But for truth that in you confide
Speak only what you mean
Although one thing may mean another
Speak whatever you so wish
For shadows may yet be the light
And darkness be the only other
It was understanding that I sought
Not for better nor for worse
Of life or light or love or thought
But failing that I simply sought
Understanding of the written verse
Think whatever you so will
Neither you nor I may contradict
Be wary then of hidden lies
Within yourself or I
Or truth may leave you derelict
That you may all in life despise
It was neither skill nor life nor verse
I know not ever what I sought
What matters is the knowledge I impart
Lest into fading shadows life depart
The meaning lies not in the end
Nor in the things that matter after
It lies then in the journey through
And from the universe