Is It Just Me?

Is it just me,
    Or is life feeling smaller,
Got no time for anybody,
     Just working for a dollar.
Only if I could stop,
     Stay still for just a while,
So I could understand,
      My peaceful inner isle.
     
Is it just me,
      Or is it not peaceful anymore,
The emotions in the world,
      Have washed up all ashore.
Only if I could ponder,
      Think about the stowaways,
Perhaps some of them,
      I could throw away.
Is it just me,
      Or is it better once again,
Now that I have removed,
      Anger, fear and vain.
I can't change what I see,
     For that power is not mine,
But I can change how I see,
     Be it malign or be benign.
Is it just me,
      Or are lives worth less than gold,
Why don't they realise,
       There's no price at which happiness is sold.
Only if I could break,
        The bonds which hold me still,
I would span the valleys,
         And jump over the hills.
Is it just me,
         Or is it harder than I think,
To remove the burden,
          Which will make my isle sink.
Only if I could learn,
           The art of letting go,
I could see the world,
           Full of shine and glow.
-Qyphon
Category:Poems