Words for teenagers

I spoke last night
to a group of teenie somethings
about mystery
about the beyond
about us.
And I used really nice words I thought
like postmodern
and dialogue
and truth.
And it all seemed to go swimmingly
and they asked questions
twice as good as the ones I had thought of
and 10 times better than the ones i would have had at the same age
and they seemed really keen to find out
some answers
and now I wonder if I miss led them
or perhaps even myself
and should have talked more about darkness
or process
or discipline
or perhaps not have spoken at all
just have been quiet
an ancient indian guru
sitting cross legged on the floor
chanting Om
They wouldn't have got that!
But they'll find out anyway
we all do
we can't resist the touch of the divine
it calls to us
like that last glass of wine
or a lovers kiss
and we have to go back and seek and find it again
but it surprises us by being always new
always what we don't expect
even if we sometimes loose track of what we're searching for anyway
looking in shadows
and the light can seem like night
john of the cross knew that
so did ole tom merton and his crew.
And the ways we were taught to look are so often wrong
believe this and that
do this and that
we never sit still or listen long enough to
find out if it works anyway
always running from one thing to another but really only the one thing
we run from
is ourselves
and the silence
when we stop.
Staying on the road is hard work
when the side streets have so much to see and do
But I found out
and so will they