Searching

I want something I cannot find
Though I've looked high and low
Everyday is spent in searching
Though I lost it long ago

I want something that is not here
That I have seen before
But yet I do not have it now
And it haunts me to my core

I search in songs and poetry
I dive into make believe
I absorb myself in goals and work
So in its absence I don't grieve

I twist my mind with puzzles
I distract my head with games
I surround myself with superficial
I fill my head with names

But all endeavors fail as such
For still I cannot find
The quiet I am dying for
The simple peace of mind