I wrote this yesterday, but Wattpad was under construction so I didn't get to post it. And for those of you in countries other than the United States, yesterday was Thanksgiving for us.
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Never before had I realized
Just how much I have to be thankful for
It’s insane
I’m thankful for my fingers
I’m thankful for plastic
I’m thankful for this little screen I’m looking at as I type
I’m thankful for words!
Language!
Expression!
I’m thankful for everything
And it’s not Thanksgiving that opened my eyes
It was the people
Lined up outside the soup kitchen
Their wide eyes as they sat in wait for the heaping plates
Their grateful heads bowed in prayer
The smiles on their faces
When asked, “What are you thankful for?”
On this crisp fall day
That for some reason gives people a reason to count their blessings
This one day
How do I respond?
Many say, “Food, water, shelter, family, friends…”
All good things
All important necessities that so many must do without
But do they not realize
That without expression they could not have these things either
Without words
Without…
And yet, here I am
And I cannot figure out how to express what I’m trying to say
With words
YOU ARE READING
Long Way Home
SpiritualPart 2 of the "Contemplative Compositions" series. After "Things to Think About" but you can read them in any order! Happy reading! FanTABULOUS cover by: @silentlaughter
