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"For Granted" (a poem I wrote)

This can be found on pages 127-128 in the book "Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey". The air in which I breathe, The home where I live, The eyes from which I see, I take all these things for granted, The sounds in which I hear, The roof that provides me shelter, All that I seemingly don't need, I take all of this for granted, The tiring jog I take every day, The dollars I waste on gas, All the studying that cause me headaches, I take it all for granted, A smile gleams across my face from ear to ear, Every morning in which I wake, How can I be so selfish to accept all as the norm? To take for granted what many others lack? To take for granted is a sin, One in which I hope never again to commit, How privileged am I to be where I am, How grateful I am to live the life I live.