Original Writing
Is Your Life Really That Bad?
By Jon Minners
I don’t have a girl
I don’t have that love
I don’t have someone to hold
I don’t have that hug
I don’t have my Saturday nights
I don’t have my sex at nights
I don’t have a filled heart
I don’t have a lot
But then I realize
As I watch everyone cry
9-11; when so many died
Katrina and so many lost lives
Tsunamis, London Bombings
Lost fathers, mothers, children, husbands and wives
I didn’t lose a thing
Know no one involved in those things
I’m lucky; fortunately
But hurt by my thoughts
And wondering
Complaining about what I don’t have
When so many have less
Taking for granted what
Others address
A home, friends and family
It took a tragedy for me to see
It took more; an anniversary to see
Tears streaming down faces
And pain in their soul
And I’m complaining
About missing my goals
I have my life
I have my health
I have shelter
I have what others call wealth
I have great friends
I have a wonderful family
I have so much
That God has given to me
When I complain
When I feel cursed
I need to sit down and realize
It could have been worse
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