Peace And Happiness Poem by CHARMAINE SIMPSON

What I see, believe and perceive of life and my individual journey
Is a personal choice and vision that I have come to understand
From my own experiences and from the people I have encountered
And all of the lessons learned from good to bad and all that lay between

This journey we take is what is also called our destiny
We each set out on our own path when our soul is born to this world
Aimlessly we search for the answers to ourselves and why we are here?
The road traveled isn’t always smooth and without bumps or road blocks
This is what leads us into those unfamiliar places and uncertain outcomes.

Here we are met with new faces and confronted with so many options
This is all a part of our destined track although sometimes we seem so lost
When we are faced with obstacles we are forced to search for knowledge
Each hurdle conquered is a challenge met and a question answered
Allowing for growth and progression as we continue to move forward

Along the way there are pathways or crossroads that form intersections
They are the tracks of other souls also on their own journey
Sometimes if the time is right it is here we meet and may choose to travel
Together for a while discovering that each of us has something unique
We share a tiny piece of our individuality with those whom we choose
For if one day we say goodbye we will always take with us this gift.

Then there are those who pass our sights with not a reason to pause
We meet a few that for some reason we feel compelled to follow
Allowing ourselves to be led around in aimless circles ending up
Right back where we started or returning to places we have already been
Yet not completely discovered.

There are times I have not been able to find energy or reason
I have questioned the worth in my soul and strength I have left to continue
Why this lifetime has dealt me so much sadness, pain and despair.
I have no answer so I continue searching in the hope that one day
I will find what it is I am looking for –it something that seems so simple
It is the pot at the end of the rainbow -true peace and happiness.