I am grateful

For rain
that makes the flowers grow
For pain
that makes me love feeling good so
For illness
so I can appreciate good health
For hardship
that makes me learn about myself.

I am grateful

For family
that taught me to deal with strife
For drama
for giving me an interesting life
For lonliness
that taught me I love me most
For Grief
For now I keep loved ones close

I am grateful

For life on bad days
For hard times, and bad ways
for having known I tried
I am grateful for being alive

I am grateful

For loss
that taught me to place value
For lies
So now I know to be true
For Despair
Since no hope's in vain
For hunger
that make's a feast of fare that's plain

I am grateful

For want
that makes what I get so great
For failures
that taught me some things matter more than haste
For Arguing
that taught me not to give up the fight
For Darkness
so I remember to turn on the light

I am grateful

For bad news, for bad guys
for black hearts, and white lies
for having known I tried
I am grateful that I am alive.