Finding Peace

Though it wasn’t that far from civilization 
I’ll always remember that sweet mountain air
I loved not hearing any man-made sound 
And I could be free and be myself there

Learning so much when out alone
Though gone for only a short time frame 
The place still there physically to visit
But I know it can never feel the same

One day I want to find that peacefulness 
Though I’ve yet to even come close
In the outdoors something is still missing 
If I’ll find it before my time who knows

Maybe that place was only inner peace
Serenity perhaps from finding myself lost
Only I knew where I had wandered
Enjoying the absence regardless of cost

Did my peace come from where I went
Or from only what I needed to avoid
Was the refuge only special to escape 
That need for refuge is now destroyed 

JBentley09Feb2025