The Unsuspecting Follower

Forrest, a first year sea kayak guide, enjoys creating poems inspired by his time here at Beyond Malibu. His poem, "The Unsuspecting Follower", is a reflection from his time on the waters and in the mountains.

The Unsuspecting Follower

Through a dark broken world

That seems too evil, to be prone

Not knowing who to trust

We wander lost and alone.

Can we trust in ourselves

In our own strength and mind?

The answer we must learn

So we leave to try and find.

We go beyond our own limits

To test ourselves there,

To a place that is wild,

Undefiled, bursting with clean air

But we find ourselves lacking

In need of a Guide

And if we simply just ask

We find a Guide at our side,

A Guide that has been there

Every water, every mountain, every stream,

And with our Guide at our side

The world is different than it would seem.

Yes the world is still broken

And we often lose our way

But our Guide is with us always

Our path He helps stay

And we wonder why we never

Noticed Him from the start.

Sometimes we must go beyond

To find Him in our heart

                                     

                             Forrest Henrichs