the way

“I am
the way
the truth
the life
no one
comes to
the father
except
through
me”

only…
which way? 

“do you know
the way
to San Jose’” way?
or
“that’s the way
you do it” way?

because
it makes
a difference

the way
to San Jose’
is different
for every person
the directions
that get you
from Los Angeles
to San Jose’
are useless
if you live
in Seattle
and fatal
if you live
in Sydney 

but
if you say
“travel
in a San Jose’-ish
direction”
well
that gets you
to San Jose’
no matter where
you start from 

he’s not a gate
he’s not a door
he’s not a path
he’s not a portal
he’s a mode
a style
a pattern
a manner

look how
he describes himself:
“I am…
the life”
show me
a pound of life
show me a block of life
you can only see
life in motion
otherwise
it’s just an
abstract
concept

he describes himself:
“I am…
the truth”
where is
the concrete form
of truth?
where is
the solidity
of truth? 

the truth
of truth
is that truth
is no-thing
truth
is an idea
and ideal 

he describes himself:
“I am…
the way”
why would that
be any different
from “the life”
or “the truth” 

when his followers
went out
into the world
they weren’t
called “Christians”

rather
they were followers of
“the way”

you don’t follow
a door
you follow a path
and to follow
means to do

© Buzz Dixon