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The Definition of Peace
Amrita Gupta
Peace is to make a choice
You don’t have to be happy
You can be totally alone
And it’s okay
Everyone has different ideas
About the definition of peace
Peace is dying with no regrets
Ready to die
Being surrounded by loved ones
Surrounded by people everywhere
Floating in a moving current
And closing your eyes
Peace is to feel the water
Swirling around you
To know it’s there, to acknowledge it
To close your eyes
And relish the desolation
Of ignoring the tumultuous current
Peace is to understand
Even if you’re never happy
You’re jostled by the crowd
But no one cares about you
Hug yourself and realize it
Smile to yourself and be alone
Peace is to be open
Accept the good and the bad
Never be surprised by anything
A crushed love, a betrayal
Everything is so fake, something had to crumble
It was inevitable the whole time
I define being at peace
By being among many people
Yet completely alone
I desire the opportunity
To start over, make a new life
Somewhere no one knows my name
Peace is to not get what you want
And then realize you don’t need it
When the world, your world, ends
When all is said and done
You don’t need it to be happy
You don’t need to be happy
Amrita Gupta has published 2 more terrible poems since joining on 30/11/99. Read more of Amrita's terrible poetry at the anthology. Here are three of Amrita's latest works: