Peace Talks
Richard Lala May 2026
What does peace mean to you?
What does peace mean to me?
What does ‘peace’ really mean?
What does ‘peace’ even mean?
I spoke to Sister Elenor today
I said, I don’t want to have to wait for Heaven.
She said, peace of mind
Is what you’re trying to find.
Go outside and let the sun light up your face.
Walk hand in hand beneath that big ol’ moon.
Find some harmony inside
And let it smile to the whole world wide.
That’s what peace really means.
Us sharing all the means
And if you want real peace in the world
You have to will peace into the world.
I heard Mr. Alan Watts today
I listened carefully to what he had to say.
He said, you are God, and I am God
And we are God at play
Trying to pass eternity, each day
One day at a time, he said, peace will come when you free your mind
From the earthly restraints
From your mental constraints
From the Devils and Saints
The horrors that we paint.
And if you want real peace in the world
You have to will peace into the world.
But I don’t want a piece of the pie chart
I don’t want to be a slice of your statistic
I want real peace
I need real peace
Peace everlasting
I spoke to a hard worker today
They said, even down-and-outs deserve equality
Release the chains of debt
Crushing us with regret
Secret cabals see us as animals
Elitist ideas control the cogs, the wheels and gears
That keeps us all in fear
As days roll into years
The weak control the strong
That’s almost all that’s wrong.
And if you want real peace in the world
You have to will peace into the world.
I spoke to a serviceman today
He said, peace comes from weaponry
We need to fight for peace, we need to maintain peace
We need to control everything opposing peace
I don’t know if he knew the irony in fighting for peace
I don’t think he every thought a different way
In many ways it is true, it’s a hard concept for me and you.
There are people in the world, fighting everyday
They want to rewrite the word
They want it all their own way
But I don’t want a piece of the pie chart
I don’t want to be a slice of your statistic
I want real peace
I need real peace
Peace everlasting
Universal peace
To live our lives in peace.
