Thankful for the feelings,
Because the feelings drive us
Thankful for the disappointment
For the idea: “circumstances are better than they were”
For the conception that things could be different.
For evolution
That things don’t stay a way
For too long.
Thankful for voice
And the opportunity to be silent
Thankful to be wrong
About SO many decisions
Because the knowledge of wrong
Spotlights what could be right
Thankful for my own hunger
And my own thirst
For the failures that precipitated pain
And the treatment that prescribed
Healing
Thankful for the lies
The disappointment
And the loss
For the lies cloaked a truth for which I wasn’t prepared
For the disappointment strengthened me for a victory I could not enjoy
For the loss of relationships that I was too weak to endure
Thankful for the perception
To steer clear of those vehicles
Aimed at my demise
Thankful I can’t do everything I want to do
In this moment
Whenever I want
Because I’m still learning
Not to live in excess
Even when I have the opportunity
Because full bellies can’t run as fast
And sleepy eyes don’t make dreams come true
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