Could we grasp it?
Could you, and could I
rediscover our desire for peace,
help mend our fractured affinity,
and make a fresh start?
After an hour of horror and loss
that scuttled so many hopes,
broke so many hearts
and wrapped thousands more
in the unwanted shades of grief,
shall we still be debating?
Perhaps, we, all could
do something –
if we strive
through patient hearing
and a little caring
for peace is not an elusive bird
nor some fuzzy idea.
A moment of deep breath
and we will see
peace is the song of life –
the light of our souls.
Oh, who can account for the lost souls
But think again
what will we tell our young –
what we did and what we undid.
Don’t you think we could do
a little more
to rekindle hope
for the sake of us all.
We could sing together
to embrace life
and crystallize that dream
of sunlit days for all.
Let’s pause for a moment to feel:
What goes on, in the human heart
is shaped by love
of others,
for others.
Hate is not an emotion
but terrible commotion –
a fickle fit that devours all reason
like a tree-uprooting storm.
Let’s haul up the hidden hope,
and drink from our coffee cups
warm the frozen boughs
and dress them in the colors of spring.
Let’s piece together
the torn fabric of affinity
and nurture backyards
to help the forgotten buds bloom.
Ali Imran is a poet based in Washington D.C. In his poems, Imran explores the challenges and promises of modern life, Ali Imran's travels around the world and interaction with people in Eastern and Western countries have helped him develop a unique perspective on a range of contemporary issues like human disconnects, climate change, Nature, the human soul and city life, universal mysteries, and immigrants. He approaches modern themes with a blend of metamodern, mystic, and romantic poetic styles. His poems have appeared in American and international literary magazines and anthologies. The poem above was selected for a dramatic performance by the World Consciousness Alliance at their annual event in Washington D.C.