A piece of peace i have tasted and it’s syrupy sweet
blessed i am, knowing that ends do in fact meet
i’m here to say
that per se
nothing lasts forever
and forever is only but a few days

Even if it doesn’t feel like so, we’re ever changing
we’re shifting, bending, and back and forth pacing
in the midst of the chaos I felt my heart racing
and my spirit did too
I moved ten thousand steps forward away from you
and in the midst of that blood that I bled
with way too many curses left unsaid
and thousands of layers that were shed
I thought of the hope I had, just a shred
because I preached peace in a strong heart and head

So in pure water I did truly bathe
God knows where I’d be if I had no faith
© Mariam Samir