Place of Peace, Interrupted

That one place 
Place no one knows 
Knows not where to look 
Look but unable to find 
Find your place of peace 
Peace not to be disturbed 
Disturbed for only one minute 
Minute that feels like eternity 
Eternity only an exaggeration 
Exaggeration of time 
Time only imagined  
Imagined to be infinite 
Infinite it is not 
Not by a longshot 
     
That one place 
Place now found 
Found, no longer sacred 
Sacred, private, peaceful 
Peaceful once, now tarnished  
Tarnished, perturbed, just bothered 
Bothered, tense, no longer a place of refuge 
Refuge from the outside noise 
Noise like loud and quiet chatter  
Chatter unnecessary and shady 
Shady in times when light is needed 
Needed to block out murder masked as self-defense 
Self-defense now used as a cover up 
Cover up for ill behavior of the letter groups 
 
Can’t we all just get along 
Along with each other 
Other people, faiths and skin tones 
Skin tones, just the outer part 
Part of the core of a human 
Human, we bleed the same as you 
You are not entitled to harass at will 
Will led by your lack of understanding 
Understanding nothing when it comes to rights 
Rights to which you are not the dictator 
Dictator to all people you deem unworthy 
Unworthy to be here just like you 
You in all your glory are delusional 
Delusional, unfair, self-righteous to a fault  
 
Place of peace, interrupted 

As I write this, I am thinking about everything going on in the world right now and in the recent past. Too many people are senselessly losing their lives, and for what? People who feel that they are more powerful than you. People who feel that we are not worthy of life on this earth. The same way they are living and breathing; we have the right to be here too. The world is in chaos and a lot of us are experiencing unrest. Any semblance of peace, fading away. It is a sad state of affairs.

I can go on, but I think from the poem, you get where I am going with my sentiments. The price of peace should not be this expensive. Such a simple concept seems like too much to ask. Peace looks different for all of us. Be it 10 minutes alone with your thoughts, a one-hour nap, 20 minutes of meditation or cherished time with loved ones. Maybe, a day of not having to look over your shoulder in fear of being snatched up on the street.

Thank you for taking the time to read the post. My hope is that sooner rather than later, things will look up. I know in my heart that better days are to come. Prayer is always bigger than any problem.

Stay well and be blessed🙏🏽💞