Peace...
A word long lost, from a world long gone.

Is it peace I am experiencing ?
Or is it silence ?
Am I now alone ?
Or am I just lonely ?

Who knows, "you do-"

Maybe, Maybe not,

I feel sad, regretful,
I feel sorry, hurt
I feel broken, pained

"Is this the peace I wanted ?"

I am lying on the floor,
The crying of my family, friends, unknown relatives,
All fading in the background,

I hear them,
"WHY WHY WHY WH-"
Is this the price for peace of self,
To take away others?

I was still young when I took that step,
The only step it took to quiet me.

Strangers cry, voices I’ve never heard,
Those I knew whisper apologies too late.
And a look of being failed oneself on parents,

Who knew, I had this many people to care for me,

Had they taken a step forward,
Maybe I would not need to have taken my step,

In end, the voices now fade to oblivion,
As I walk a meadow of peace,

From a world long lost, with a word long gone.


"The cries fade, the regrets grow quiet, and I walk ahead.
If peace is what I sought, then why does it still feel so heavy?"