A poem inspired after a dialogue with community members of Sultan Naga Dimaporo 
on the GRP-RPMM Peace Process at the Macapagal Ancestral House in Iligan City.

Peace is personal, it starts with our trust
Peace is friendship, believing a must

Peace is amongst us yet still far away
Peace is not made of silent graves dug on the way

Peace is not patience, when frustration does flow
Yet peace is patience, when we learn as we go

Peace is not logframes, it doesn’t fit in a box
Peace is our process, not donors who mock

Peace is development, development is peace
Peace is not fighting, but when fire does cease

Peace is a journey, with no end in sight
Peace is a struggle which takes all your might

So peace shall be with you – yours and mine
Thank you for sharing, we will see you next time

in Peace

Emma Leslie
October 28, 2006

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