The Book of Peace
Verse 1
Our natural state, though it seems we’ve forgotten
A beacon of peace, God’s only begotten
The legends of truth, now ancient and frayed
The lessons once learnt, now lost and decayed
Verse 2
At an end is the beginning, which once was so bright
For darkness was left, when we abandoned the light
In confusion we prayed, for our burden’s release
The answer was love, the message was peace
Verse 3
Each of us yearns, for the dream to be real
An ideal we consider, yet no longer we feel
So sure in our answers, to questions once asked
Mocked are the ways and beliefs of the past
Verse 4
The more that we learned, the less that we knew
Until lies replaced truth and the wise were the few
So bold in our findings, we abandoned the way
As our world became smaller, we went further astray
Verse 5
So few there are now, who trust and believe
The course of the common, to lie and deceive
The sadness is heavy, the loss is unmeasured
Our hearts have lost sight, of what should be treasured
Verse 6
Now alone all together, we believe we are free
For the prison they built, has walls we can’t see
Freedom if not earned, can for granted be taken
In a heart full of fear, all peace is forsaken
Verse 7
Our instincts they scream, as we bare the confusion
For solace is found, in the conforming collusion
Distracted by troubles and trivial cares
Blinded by choice, we were trapped unawares
Verse 8
Now war is peace and death freedom’s cost
The truth is the lie, of a conscience now lost
Too full of heads, the sand groans as it drifts
Windswept with woe, it now burns as it shifts
Verse 9
Those yet to come, pay the cost of your choice
To abide in the chaos and silence your voice
Ignorance brings comfort, to say you knew not
The existence of evil and your part in its plot
Verse 10
Time there is still, to break free from the mold
Though the names are all new, the battle is old
Ever have the forces, that fight to hold sway
Replaced hope with fear and joy with dismay
Verse 11
The true field of battle, is the hearts of all men
For each of us chooses, the sword or the pen
Though a king moves a man, his choices are his
He can follow his orders, or choose to let live
Verse 12
Though each of us yearns, for the touch of it’s grace
In our hearts just like love, peace holds its own place
To speak of its promise, is a voice held naïve
Yet the concept of love, we must feel to perceive
Verse 13
Behind the curtain the reapers, they push and they pull
They convince you your dream, is a cup that’s half full
Yet dreams are for those, who follow their hearts
For blessed are those, who write their own parts
Verse 14
Beneath the wing of the dragon, it is easy to stay
At his side appears safer, than to be in his way
So few there are now, with the courage to fight
Like slaves to his shadow, we fear now the light
Verse 15
The voice of your soul, you’ve mistaken for thought
It whispers a wisdom, beyond all you were taught
As it pleads a reaction, to the horror unbound
You claim the distraction and silence the sound
Verse 16
Though countless are tales, of a new path begun
Of the seed that was planted and nurtured by one
The fruit of its bough, he grew only to share
Yet though we devour, we remain unaware
Verse 17
As actions are deeds and deeds are yet actions
You fight not to believe, but to hide your reaction
For each of us knows, on occasions of slight
Whatever the deed, it is wrong or it’s right
Verse 18
Our illusion of real, has us worship the scene
Now knowledge is truth, with no in-between
Not so long ago, the earth was still flat
Wisdom is found, in the absence of fact
Verse 19
Things there are still, that always have been
The history of time, remains mostly unseen
All that man learns, already was known
For all that there is, has a mind of its own
Verse 20
Existence existed, without us just fine
The bounty was blessed, the beauty sublime
The balance was perfect and forever it spun
Long before man and his time had begun
Verse 21
We are more than just life, crept from the sea
We are more than what was, what is and will be
Connected through spirit, all things make the one
To show us true peace, God gave us his son
Verse 22
For the message of Christ, was to love and forgive
To give what you can and to live and let live
He showed us the way and he gave us the light
To keep evil at bay and to fight the good fight
Verse 23
Imprisoned by those, who seek power through strife
Our freedom sits poised, on the edge of a knife
Given to fear, we are forced to believe
Only through war, can Peace be achieved
Verse 24
A notion of nonsense, designed to deceive
The power is yours, if you choose to believe
In a balance of spirit, of body and mind
Of faith in the promise, of a truth yet to find
Verse 25
The great lie is mortality and all of its fears
The passing of time and the counting of years
For that is the method, with which they control
Your joy and your hope, your heart and your soul
Verse 26
No beast fears the future, they care not for plans
The burden of promise, belongs solely to man
It is us that exploits and so causes great pain
We turn only to God, when appointing the blame
Verse 27
Each heart must awaken and find its own worth
Each soul be retaken, each mind be rebirthed
Empower yourself, to reclaim your own dream
Often life is more simple, than at first it would seem
Verse 28
Your world is a mirror, it reflects how you feel
If riddled with hate, your pain becomes real
Only you have the power, with which to decide
To hold onto your hurt or to cast it aside
Verse 29
We are all but reflections, an idea of ourselves
In the depths of your soul, the answers they dwell
Forsake all the knowledge, of man’s best excuse
Their fiction of facts, which serve us no use
Verse 30
True wisdom is more, than a thing to be proved
A contemplation of reason, once fear is removed
Two paths we were given, but one direction to take
Your life is defined, by the choices you make
Verse 31
Without faith we are blind, to a wealth of true power
With no refuge in judgment, in suspicion we cower
Excuses we claim, to free our conscience of guilt
Yet not by man’s hand, was the universe built
Verse 32
Our connection to God, is our greatest of strengths
True peace is a perception, of a life without length
We are each of us eternal and have nothing to fear
It’s only part of the journey, the time you have here
Verse 33
Through the actions of others, you expect to find peace
If all wars were to end and all fighting to cease
When your mind, your body and your soul are aligned
It is within your own heart, true peace you will find
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