A Piece on a peaceful mind

A Piece on a peaceful mind 

It was close by, they said,
And that I'd find it someday for sure.
But desperation was second nature,
And I rushed to figure it out soon.

I looked under the crumpled autumn leaves,
Turned them over gently, but it wasn't there.
I followed the shy, meandering brook,
Which seemed to flow majestically,
Proudly carrying the secret I didn't yet know.

Into the woods, down hidden tracks,
High up the mountains and valleys low,
I wandered and wandered, lost within,
Sought new places and experiences, far and near,
And yet, I still hadn't found what I was searching for.

As the dice of time were cast and the days moved swiftly along,
A doubt rose, like a shadow in my mind:
Why should I even pursue further,
When I don't even know what it is I’m looking for?

A shift in the sudden silence erupted,
And I heard the trees sway, passing a mysterious message,
Far and wide, for miles along,
With a speed I couldn't catch up to at all.
Where was I going wrong? All I wanted was to figure it out,
This confidence that everyone and everything seemed to know.

The wind boasted of it too, high and mighty with the truth it knew—
Where was I to get this divine knowledge? How would I figure it out?

Tired, I craved rest and wished for slumber so sound,
Perhaps to ignite the awakening of the final reveal,
The truth, the power of pure control and consciousness.
I closed my eyes, tuning into the nothingness,
Turned inward to the vast unknown.

And there it was… this glorious truth, deep within myself all along—
Unaware of its true self, I had been looking for it completely wrong.