Giving Thanks...

Where I come from 

This is a day for giving thanks

Families gather for food

Turkey and pumpkin pie

And maybe to argue over politics

The schools and shops are closed

Making children grateful easy

I haven't lived there for so long

I often forget the day

Until it has passed me by

Reminded that I failed to call

And mark the day as expecteed

But do you not understand

I don't need one day to give thanks

I am grateful every day

For the sun that rises

For being able to try again

To be a better version of me

And without a doubt

For the love that holds me here

Image by Constance Kowalik from Pixabay