Gratitude

I screamed and cried,

I prayed and complained,

But to no relief.

I accepted that you are a mirage,

That prejudice people created,

For hope in barren desert,

Filled with wailing cacophony.

I stopped complaining and let go,

Gratitude sowed in me, for people who were there,

It grew in me expanding into love and serenity,

For everyone and everything.

Then I saw you,

In people who pushed me to grow,

Through nature, you taught me to love,

Through failures and success you taught me perseverance,

Through pain, I learnt the value of work,

Through gratitude, you taught me bliss.