Anchored Within

I want to keep peace as a fulcrum

in my heart

while happiness, sorrow

and other emotions teeter     

on the sides of the lever

I want to let peace 

be an inner magnet 

that draw in my restless thoughts

and let them settle down 

into stillness

I want peace to plumb

to the depths of my core

maintaining my central balance

even when the storms of life        

that surround us all

threaten me

By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States