Peace Lilies

The one and only one piece I longed

For a while, your hues of white

My peace lilies…

I wandered over earth and heaven

All in vein, hopeless me!

A glimpse of white, by the street

Made my heart pound a bit.

As a forlorn soul, scorched earth,

Blooms torn out, in a heap

Yet with a dreadful smile

None cared to heed

A peace lily resting in no peace!

I carried you in my arms

I hid you from earth and heaven

I pampered you, I fed you,

I buried my worries beneath your roots

You were shaken, you were awaken

By my love, by my pain

The day you showered your blossoms

I knew my war is over

I knew you sprinkled peace on me

I yearned to give out each piece of yours

Only to spread the white lilies of peace

All over the rumbling world

Alas! The apathetic realm!

None longed for peace

But for wars…

They laughed at me

They wielded hatred on me

Perplexed and wistful, I ran into you

You hid me underneath your roots

I was garbed in your greens

I survived… I lived!

I was at peace once again

The mirth of love

Twinkled in my heart

I then built my own forest

Of happiness, of love

Of peace, of blues

Of togetherness,

Of patience, of madness

Of creativity, of friendship

Of my own tunes,

Of my dreams…

I buried me somewhere

Amidst the woods

Now am lost

In my own forest

Perhaps, I may rise and bloom

From the seething dirt

And you shall see peace lilies

Blooming all over earth and heaven

Keep me safe keep me in disguise

Albeit, let me spread let me thrive

For the world to be at peace forever!