Hand in Hand with Peace
Son against father
Brother against brother
Nation against nation
Tumult and hatred rage
All the world
On the rise
Toward dispair.
I crouch to touch
Waxy purple petal
While the birds chirp
Serenly.
If only my surroundings
Could bring me peace.
"Please,' I whisper,
Still brushing the flower,
" Please."
Clouds part
And gossamer strings of color
They become,
Though it hasn't rained.
A reminder
Just for me.
One day, peace will come,
As has been promised.
Those who seek
With weary heart
Shall soon find rest.
Cares crease my skin.
Who can say?
Maybe I'm just naïve.
I stand up and keep walking
Over dirt road.
Maybe.
I kick up dust
And watch it swirl,
Hang,
And settle.
I stop as well
For before me
The road
Parts.
Two directions.
Right or left.
One leads where I wish to go
The other
Does not.
I fumble in my backpack
For the map I know is there
I search for direction,
But all
Is in vain.
I'm on my own.
The sound of tears
Reaches me
I look up in surprise
Young girl crouched
On the side of the road,
Water leaving streaks,
Running over dirtstained cheeks.
I stand uncertainly
For but a moment,
Though an eternal one.
Thoughts rise and fall and circulate,
All surface questions.
Those ideas too deep
For crystalized thought
Manifest themselves when I step forward.
I do so without thinkingg
I respond to the humanity
So fundamental to our beings
Often pushed out by fear and doubt
Ignored when rationalization
Has a say.
I step forward.
Again
And again.
Fear jolts through my system with each step,
But I have begun the journy-
I cannot stop.
A little breathlessly,
I reach the girl
And place an uncertain hand
On her shoulder.
She looks up
With the sudden liveliness
Of a bird taking flight.
I look into her eyes
And see in their reflection
All that she has seen.
Too much.
Arm wrapped around her small back
We slowly stand
And walk together under a
Canopy of leaves
All the world at peace.
CITEȘTI
poets for PEACE
PoezieLet us all write together. Lets all celebrate the hope for Peace on this planet. We will post poems about Peace in any language. Let your voices be heard. Your poem will also be posted at @WritersforPeace , our newest sister site.
