What if,
Before going into
Any battle…
Whether on
An actual battle field
Or courtroom
On the sports field
Or taking the test
Each warrior
Soldier,
or
Opponent…
Brought up
All of what
They were
Grateful for?
Shut your eyes
Close out
The battlefield
Of dreams.
Listen within
As you let
The clanging
And banging
Of the war zone
Of the World
Drones on…
Like white noise,
Sending us
Deeper…
To where
We can find
Just ONE thing
To be grateful for.
I'm alive.
Thank you.
The sun still shines.
Thank you.
Until another thing
And another,
Rises within us
To be grateful for.
Until the battle
Before us,
Within us,
Has disappeared
Into a place
Of quiet.
Then eyes,
Ears,
And heart open
Go forward.
March on.
To find
What we thought
We had to fight
Has been
Transformed,
By our own
Transformation.
In gratitude
We will find,
One more thing
To be grateful for,
The battle itself.
