Eli Schoppe-Fischer is an 18 year old male from Houston, Texas. This specific poem was written for a poetry competition where the topic was “Peace.”
Peace in my mind
Fine
Fine is a feeling I find myself feeling most of the time
But sometimes it leaves and with it, it takes my inner peace of mind
But I don’t want peace all the time
I just want to control what is mine
But sometimes I cant control who I am and that is not fine
It’s hard to deal with me
It’s hard to make you see
It’s hard to tell you, but please, please don’t leave me be
Sometimes my demons have a feast
A feast of my inner peace
A feast to tear me down
A feast to show me how
Unimportant I am
But I can’t let them win
I can’t let them in
I can’t let them feast
Feast on my inner peace
I crave that feeling of fine
I crave control of my mind
I want to be who I am
But I’m never sure if I can
Then finally
Peace
Let this feeling never cease
Let my thoughts of it increase
Only at that time will I feel fine
Only then will I have
Peace in my mind