Unburdened (A Quest For Inner Peace)
by Michael Doyle

Unburdened by what is in the past
So many things that couldn't last
The way of life is to carry on
Beyond what we survive and is gone

In all the parts that are rearranged
Not everything in life can be changed
But still, it is that it must be faced
And all that comes must be fully embraced

The world is encircled with imagination
Each part approached with fascination
As we come to find what is life
All of it entirely in peace and in strife

Inner peace is the goal we seek
Down in our valleys and summited peaks
Our inner smile speaks to our arrival
Reaching this goal in our survival

So much of life is a matter of chances
All the many things of circumstances
At the deepest level, we come to realize
Who we really are behind our peering eyes

Always looking more outward than inward
Sometimes looking back instead of forward
Better than a thousand words is one of peace
The message heard that brings its release

By candle and mirror, the world is brought light
Some things are more precious in my partial sight
I see in you a bit of my own sense of reflection
And in this, there it is that I find our connection

Peace is not a dream but something of compromise
Built slowly, sometimes brutally, before our eyes
A million tiny victories danced on a needle's head
Each of them brought by things done, and those said

The world, our world, becomes from little bits of good
Those that we share enough until mutually understood
It's a storm of this world overwhelmed by cool breezes
When you and I find the path of peace that pleases

(c) September 3, 2024   Michael Doyle
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