Steve Tomlin Poet Free verse

I Found a Piece of Calm

I found a piece of calm somewhere
I don't remember when 
It held me in its arms sometime 
when life was in a spin

I must have learnt to hold myself when worlds were clashing in
I must have kept my head above the water of the pain
No longer can I know for sure when it was I wept
And died in humble pain until I shed my skin

People tell me I am lucky when they're suffering
Watching they're anxiety expressed in every whim
The pattern goes the same again exhausting time to win
It seems unfair and makes me feel for them.

I guess we have to graduate to conquer that within
the patterns just keep ticking by until we learn 
to slow acceleration of the feelings we make win

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Cheryl Hoffman June 4, 2017 at 8:50 AM Glad you found that piece of calm Steve; we all need to strive for this inner peace which we can attain through prayer…Great introspective write!~Che :)

Joseph P. DiMino October 9, 2016 at 10:52 AM Beautifully said; positive and uplifting--the wise will not only enjoy the read but strive to imitate such truth. Love this work!