The Compass

Safe and sound The world makes sense We go about our days Around us a sturdy fence Then one day A change in the wind The course now diverted The compass just spins The map upside down The navigation is lost No beacons to guide My sense of direction the cost The fence is now gone Blown clear away by the winds No protection around me The mainsail in ruins The fence was just an illusion Not protection at all Shielding from intrusion But never in love could I fall Now no boundaries around me No bind on my heart Now open to love No sign to keep out  I look ahead past the storm Something reflects in my eyes The dawn of a new day Its bright clear blue skies A map upside down Is really not wrong For my compass inside Was true North all along A straight path is only a straight path It means nothing more Its the sideways, and crooked streets, And......the Backdoors That truly illuminate And show us the light Like the stars up above The maps of the night There are no directions No signposts or guides Just a blind journey That we must abide And, if in the end We didn't break, but bend Then life's storms and heartaches Were all worth the ride