I bid you peace,
and I bid myself peace,
for it is then that we
find what we need;
Only then;
Not before;
Just like this;
I bid you peace.
I bid you peace.
I bid you effervescent peace, comfort,
release from pain and suffering — relief from agony’s embrace.
I bid you bliss, rapture, endless ceaseless countless trysts
with your darlings, endless affection, boundless moments
of trust in a circle you call your own, you, the world,
all those who stand before us,
eager to see,
eager to be,
eager to follow their dreams,
to seize the fading day,
I bid them peace.
I bid you peace.
I bid myself and everyone I know and care for everlasting
peace and rapture.
I bid them everlasting bliss, comfort.
I bid them peace.
Inspired by the movie Ronin (1998)
A previous edition appeared in Behind The Mirror: Short Stories And Reflections (2008)