Wisdom

Met a Latina
Not much older than me
She smoked and cussed constant
I wondered who she might be

She had five kids
By a no good man
She finally left him
After all she could stand

She lives in an apartment
With a run down floor
Yet she has inner peace
I’ve come to adore

She took me to ceremony
Of the African kind
They called on Orishas
It opened my mind

She said, “You have purpose
beyond what you know.
It’s just out of vision
Just a stone’s throw.”

I took her word for it
And I went on my way
Yet in the distance
I hear myself saying to her, “How?”

(Chorus)
How did we get here
You sharing time with me
You gave me your wisdom
Beyond what I see
Why did we meet
In the market that day
You gave me your wisdom
That helps guide my way

My way

I drove across country
And I met a man
In the back woods of Georgia
At a roadside stand
We ate at a diner
As he told me my life
My hopes and disappointments
He was so right

I sat in amazement
As I paid for his meal
A small price to pay
For the knowledge revealed

Still not quite certain
Why we were destined to meet
I’m just glad it happened
It put me back on my feet

Sometimes I feel down
And I don’t know where to turn
Sometimes God sends an angel
For a lesson I need to learn

As I accept
What it is I need to know
Again I am asking
As new doors open and show me I say
How?

(chorus)

Sometimes I feel down
And I don’t know where to turn
Sometimes God sends an angel
For a lesson I need to learn

As I accept
What it is I need to know
Again I am asking
As new doors open and show me I say

(chorus)

Your knowledge and your wisdom
You gave me wisdom
Wise beyond your years
Wise beyond your years

You helped guide my way

Percussion: Steve Scales


I have met more than one shaman on my life’s journey.  Each encounter has been a helpful experience for me. This is my way of saying thank you.