I feel a need to write some words
to say the things so rarely heard

I want to share my gratitude…
Tonight I ate delicious food!
I ate my fill and then kept going
All the while the wine was flowing
Rich and red and sweet and smooth
Adding to the ambient mood.

The room was warm, the air was clean
sweet cooking smells engulfed in steam
the heater on the oven too
chilled music played some rhythmic blues
the lights lit up our dining space
we chatted easy face to face

I felt alive and mild content
My body fine, it wasn’t spent
I’d worked my brain all day it seemed,
Yet still I had spare energy
No aches or pains were registered
My *** obeyed my every need

My dad and friends were gathered round
We all could talk , our minds were sound
We all could hear and all could eat
We all wore clothes that looked quite neat
We used our hands and moved with ease
Nobody suffered from disease

I chose my friends I chose my meal
My choices made without conceal
I live with peace, I have no fear
If I need help, it’s always near
I laugh, I cry, I feel, I sleep
My ease of life makes me unique

The world is full of fear and greed
I have all I could ever need
I feel the need to do some more
Help the needy and the poor
Those who live with suffering
Tell me how I can begin..