today i saw a bird whose wing was injured,
t’was rustling about couldn’t get off the ground
saw my neighbors canine child that couldn’t walk
for neuropathy has stolen his gate
a child being pushed in a wheelchair stroller by mom,
child’s hand curled like a claw, neck and head bent
an elderly woman shuffling her feet with a walker,
and i opened and held the store door open for her
as i was driving home, went passed a graveyard, noticed
a young lady sitting at a head stone, a U.S. flag draped
made it home this day, sat at the base of my maple tree,
pondered, wherefore is
my heart and spirit not to be grateful
It is always the knowledge of how much people suffer, how challenging life can be, that keeps me grateful for my comparatively fortunate life. You have written it well, my friend.
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