Longing For A Lasting Peace Poem by Yousif Ibrahim Abubaker Abdalla

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM: A written poem on Saturday, 24 June 2023. The poem is reflecting Sudan's Lasting Peace in our everyday life, it can often feel like peace is far away. Look no further than our morning commute or out nightly news, and we 're bound to be pining for a little order to all the chaos. Thankfully, there are a lot of wise people who have taught us the value of brotherly love, tranquillity, and the true meaning of what peace could mean for us in our lives, both collectively and personally. And after such a stressful year, it's good to know that there are healthy avenues to pursue more calm on a daily basis. For some of us it's getting outside in nature that brings peace and energy to our bodies. For a lot of us, there is a higher power that we put our faith in that gives us peace and then many of us have taken up new hobbies that have made us feel more connected to our lives and brought our stress levels down. But on a collective level, we have a long way to go in establishing world wide peace and righting long-held injustices, but with the help of peace, we learn that we all have a small part to play in speaking up for those whose voices don't get heard. And those small choices, are themselves small seeds of Sudan lasting peace.