For Grace

Why do others tell me

I have all that I need

When my only options is to write

The books I can afford to read

They tell me to be grateful

I say thank you every night

Where does gnawing feeling come from?

Is it greed or is it spite?

Maybe I’ve accepted

A life I don’t deserve

Maybe when I ask for more

I should teach them what I’ve learned

It’s okay to have more wants

To seek out all that shines

Just keep your humility about you

And most of all, leave your shame

Behind