THIS PEACEFUL ROCK

A great change has taken place

Tomorrow is safe.

Outside, the brown river flows in such a rhythm

That makes a perfect melody with songs of birds

The clappings and dancings of the reaching mango tree

Seem to be a relieving blessing

Illuminating stars

Send the promise of a new day

Through dark blue skies

To lighten the shadowy shelter

Where a solitary boy

Lays on the run, heading for a border.

He had thought

That unity made strength.

Hunger and thirst,

Police and bandits,

And all the obstacles

Had once convinced him

That two legs were better than one.

But, now, the shattered orphan

Transported in deep meditation

Feels no more emotion, no more fear.

Sufferings, pains, troubles beyond his age

Have given him a new heart.

Hidden under This Protective Rock,

He is now certain

That it is best

To have an empty house

With peace

Than a mansion

Full of meat

But filled with sorrow.

He now knows

That he is better off alone.

The rock is hard

But does it matter?

It does not kick or punch

Like the heartless human beings

Hunger and loneliness are painful

But they do not hurt

Like the deceptions of a friend

The night is cold

But not as sad

As the discriminated world

Of an abandoned child.

Figuring a better future,

His soul has travelled

To worlds unknown.

The cool, welcoming breath

Of This Peaceful Rock

Communicates with his inner being

Telling him

That a deep, sincere peace within

Can be shaken, by nothing.

In a cave of self-sufficiency

The orphan falls asleep

And dreams of wonders

That will bless

The rest

Of his days​