Where did I lose my peace? - poem

The yonder years of innocent childhood

Oblivious of the need to earn shelter and food

Climbing trees, swimming in lakes and what not

Never feeling the pressure of life within or without

But as I grew up and started learning what life is

I began to wonder, where I lost my peace

The adolescence years were full of fun

Bunking classes, hanging out with friends

Going to the cinema, chatting with pals

Was what my little world comprised in all

But when the pressures of exam ripped my mind piece by piece

I kept wondering, where did I lose my peace

The days of job were much too stressed

Pressure of work and tension from the boss

Day and night my mind just went for a toss

Desperate became my search for a lease

I cribbed, where the heck did I lose my peace

I searched for peace in discotheques

In pubs, bowling alleys and malls

In the end I spent a lot of bucks

Just to realize money can’t buy peace after all

My patience began to suffer as is

I shouted, where did I lose my peace

I took refuge in religious scriptures

Some of them proved to be high bouncers

I realized the need of a spiritual teacher

But where would I find a good seer or preacher

All these thoughts made my mind ill at ease

I began to doubt, will I ever recover my peace

Then out of the dark came a ray of light

When I learnt that others faced the same plight

Everlasting peace was still an illusion

Nevertheless it was still a consolation

That I was not the only sloppy chap

Who lost his peace way long back