250402 No Complaint

No Complaint

You know the type with axe to grind 

Demeanor's grouchy all the time

Unhappy and complaining kind

Who seems unable to unwind

All sunny thoughts they tend to chide

No grievance ever kept inside 

When they approach, you want to hide

Their attitude you can't abide

The type who shares their misery

Can darken the room instantly

Each small offense - can't let it be

Seem to live their life joylessly

Not sure what this type hopes to gain

With continuous need to complain

Perhaps have others feel their pain

Thus, every day's the same refrain

Unhappiness, yes, that's the key

To those who lament endlessly 

Their tears of woe could fill the sea

Yet, is that any way to be

Those like this are a miserable lot

No gratefulness is what they've got

A loving heart begins to rot

When aggravation burns red hot

Ingratitude is at the root

Unhappiness and fear to boot

Complaining becomes default route

Is there a way to make them mute

Seems complaining is everywhere 

That moans and groaning fill the air

At times it feels too much to bear

Are those that do it unaware

Of course, we all fuss in our head

But some voice every gripe instead

And that behavior tends to spread

Till peace and joy are all but dead

Rather than just see woes were given

And all the wrong paths we have driven

Let's count blessings this side of heaven

With gratitude for life were living 

For, why should God give us good gifts

When in return we growl or hiss

If we desire a life of bliss

Then all complaining, must dismiss 

Instead, let's fill up all our days

Reflecting on God's loving ways

Let all we speak - each word and phrase

Not be complaint, but joyous praise