i’ve got to find peace of mind

to my students who don’t know peace or rest

a luxury no known to all

i’ve always wondered why my students struggled with finding peace in silence

how they’ve learned to find peace in chaos

tranquility in mess

calm in crazy.

lullabies found in gunshots

beautiful melodies in death.

can we blame them

for the desire to be up

to talk

to laugh

to move?

how can we tell our bodies to quiet when there are wars

battles we constantly lose in our minds?

the struggle with peace in silence.

an uncomfortable truth.