Strive For Peace Poem by Mohammad Younus

Patience and prayer
Who can gift to my heart?
I have to be perfectly honest,
l am beyond lost in grief,
Because peace, love, and humanity...
...in the world have passed away,
l often think to myself:
God knows the best!
What and why l am here,
In the world of hatred and bloodshed?
I have thought it so many times before,
Once the initial shock passes,
l know that second shock is in the trail;
I have no idea when peace shall return;
Believe me! l am just surviving...
...on the pilot mode!
Getting from point A to point B!
Not even knowing how l got there,
I feel desperate for peace and love to return;
Because pain is too much to handle now;
For now, my morale is still high!
l hope one day we have enough strength...
...to fight back the forces of hate and terror;
And show them the road to love and peace;
Yielding to terror and hate does not help;
Crying does not help;
Screaming does not help;
Wailing and mourning does not help;
Resistance with resilience helps;
Prayer helps much, but remember,
It is the promise of Great God:
He helps only those who help themselves;
We must all stand and work for peace and love;
Whoever we are, wherever we are,
We must strive to see the world a place of love and peace!

MyKoul