There's a man within
whom I've ignored,
discounted;
he's never been heard,
never been asked to contribute.
Perhaps I've feared him
or believed him irrelevant.

But now I'm intrigued:
    Who is he?
    What does he have to say?
    What can he teach me?

So I ask,
    "Who are you?"

He answers,
    "I am the One you seek."

Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.