Peace

by Parvati - Gemini

If peace is happiness then why am I not happy?
Because I know I am peaceful
I guess I don’t know what peace is then
But how do I find out?
And I hope peace is not being with God
Because there is no God, at least not for me
Because if there was, I would be happy
And if I was happy, then I would also be peaceful
But I know I’m peaceful
So does that mean that I believe in God?
If I do, why am I telling myself that I don’t?
That would be like fighting with my own thoughts
And war isn’t peace
But I don’t know any of this for sure
Because I keep contradicting myself
My thoughts constantly trip over eachother
And how should I bring love into this mess?
Shouldn’t love be related to peace and happiness?
Or are they all the same?
Or are they completely different?
If peace is happiness, then why am I not happy?
Because I know I am peaceful...
And if love is peace, then being peaceful would mean that I’m in love
And what if I am, and I just don’t know it yet...
There’s nothing I can do about it....
If I start praying to God would that make me a hypocrite?
I think it might be a little naive for me to pray for peace
Because we all know that peace can never be achieved completely
A seperate peace is what we’re all looking for
A peace apart from all others
A complete peace that makes everyone happy
There I go again with happiness
I wish peace, love, and happiness were all people
Because that way we could see how they got along
Or if they did at all....
Why can’t this world be peaceful...
Maybe it’s because we lack love

Reason for writing:

    I wrote this poem during my algebra class because I was extremely bored. I often block out my teacher's voices, because they seem to drone on and on endlessly, and I sink into my thoughts, my feelings, etc. I was contemplating things and just writing down random thoughts that flew by, and I guess you can call anything poetry, so that's how this poem came about.    

Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2000-05-20 15:43:49
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:15
Poem ID: 56137

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