Heart of Peace

"What if peace didn’t start somewhere far away?

What if it started…

here?"

I used to think that peace

was a place Somewhere far away,

a distant face

But the mirror shows me where it starts A tiny flame inside

my heart

They say that peace is a choice we make

But some are trapped for their own safety’s sake

The hardest part is walking out the door When fear has chained

you to the floor

So I won’t look away,

I’ll hold the light

Peace begins with me—I’ll help her fight

Peace starts in my own heart

A little light,

a brand new start I take the BFF pledge today Nonviolent words,

nonviolent ways Respect my body,

protect the earth

Peace starts in my own heart

And it spreads from me to you

I walked through shelters,

saw the tears

Heard the silence of the years

A mother’s hand, a child’s prayer Hope still blooming everywhere

In a room where beauty mends

I saw the future start again

She’s not to blame for the walls she’s in

Trauma and terror underneath the skin

You can’t just run when you’re under control

It takes a village to make her whole So I will be

a hand, a bridge,

a friend

Peace begins with me until the end

Peace starts in my own heart

A little light, a brand new start I take the BFF pledge

today

Nonviolent words, nonviolent ways

Respect

my body, protect the earth Peace starts in my

own heart And it spreads from me to you

They say peace is a dream,

but I seen it in the dark When a stranger held my

hand and said you’re not falling apart

It ain’t a banner,

it ain’t a stage,

it ain’t a million likes It’s the choice to not strike back

when you’re bleeding inside It’s respect for the body,

every shape, every skin It’s the earth in our hands,

not a thing we can win We got freedom to choose,

but some are fighting to breathe

If peace starts in my heart,

then my heart’s gonna lead

“Will you take the pledge with me?

Put your hand on your heart,

and say it with me…

I pledge to be nonviolent.

I respect my body.

I protect the earth.

If you are being hurt,

it is not your fault.

You are not alone.

Peace begins in my own heart…

and it spreads from me to you.”