Gratitude

I know we all say that we're grateful for what we have

But saying it is really only the half

Do you truly mean what you say?

Or is life something you take for granted every day?

I really believe that I'm grateful for what and who I still have

A roof over my head and my family to share some laughs

The problem is that I don't show my gratitude enough

Having a positive attitude isn't nearly enough

I give my thanks to the man above every morning I wake up

For everyone I still have with me that he has yet to take up

This week I almost lost my queen to a stroke

My mother, the one I would never trade for another

This whole week just doesn't feel real

I've been holding it all in being strong for her and the rest of the family

Seeing her home, holding back my tears and being able to breathe finally

Monday morning heading to work not feeling like myself

Got through the day and thought it would fix itself, but it didn’t

I remember getting home and hearing her speak

Seeing her struggle to say simple words made me weak

I knew something was wrong but she was too scared to go to the ER

Afraid as to what the causes of the symptoms are

I had no trouble staying up with no sleep to be by her side

Maintaining my composure so she can hers

Wishing the bleeding in her brain would subside

All these tests they would do made me cringe

It hurt me every time they injected the syringe

The crazy thing is she was the one on the hospital bed but she remained strong

Like she told God herself “In this world living is where I belong”

After she were allowed to go home that’s when it was a real shock

Three days removed from a stroke but she remained a rock

The doc said she shouldn’t be living

Life is just that, the gift that keeps giving

Said they couldn’t figure out how she survived

She’s a walking miracle, my faith was revived

Words can’t fully describe, it still has yet to hit me

I look up at the sky and say “Thanks for letting her stay with me”.