Every day is a blessing.
Each day is a gift;
you remember that.
Don’t go getting all melancholic
and blubbery
on the days that mark
sad and tragic milestones.
You’re still here, ain’t cha?
Sure you are.
Remember that on days
when your co-workers slander your name
and spread all kinds of vile gossip about you.
You just go to work
with your head held high
and thank the Good Lord
you woke up on the right side of the ground.
When your old man gets fired
and comes home late from the bar,
high on whatever powder he could get his hands on
and smelling like that old whore of an ex-girlfriend of his
and he starts blaming you for miscarrying
and losing the baby last year,
smacking you around
and calling you worthless;
well, you just remember
that
every day is a blessing.
Each new day is a gift.
Every time we open our eyes in this world,
means we have one more chance.
Chance for what?
Well, I guess that’s up to you.
Today is your gift, after all.
HG – 2016
