240708 What I See

 What I See

We'd been married for a few years
Wanted to start a family
Yet, every month would end in tears
As dealt with infertility 

To add to sense of misery
It seemed that everywhere I gazed
Were pregnant women and babies 
Fast forward - my two; God be praised!

Put on some weight as years advance
Though youth was filled with skinny days
Notice thin folks where e're I glance
Not image my mirror displays 

Was kind of cute when I was young
Now wrinkles and gray hairs abound
Not happy with what age has brung
See youth and beauty all around 

Dreamed of success in my career 
Saw others praised for all they'd done
In steadfast toil year after year
No accolades to me did come

Great happiness in other's lives
That somehow has eluded me
When focus on what I have not
Soon, it becomes all that I see

Dear Father, give me eyes to see
Against your blessings, I have sinned
Instead of showing gratitude 
I've often made comparison
Forgive me for my coveting
Of things that others have or are
Then weighing that against myself
For feeling I'm somehow subpar
Let my eyes gaze only on you
Not fixate just on earthly things
Help me to see things as you do
Experience the peace that brings

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