EMPTY ENVY

As I traveled with my LOVE
Down the River of Life
Keeping my eyes on the WAY
And my boat free from envy and strife
....I noticed something

Others had boats, big and small
While mine was a raft of wood
They had shelter, a home
While I OWNED nothing good
....just my lunchbox 

Until the sighting of difference
I had been happy and adjusted
To living a life of adventure
And free from all things that rusted
....old and useless

My heart began to sink within
As I saw my value inside those temporal things
Others enjoy their lives
And are made better by all the River brings
....I'm empty still

My LOVE appeared on my raft
And said, "Why are you downcast within
Don't you know the TRUTH
That your raft is a testament of where I have been
....I see you naked

I can't enter their boats yet
While they cling to safety and stuff
The River rolls possessions to their boat
And they take like they will never have enough
....just look in your lunchbox"

I opened it and exclaimed,
"It's enough food for this day."
I embraced my LOVE
And made peace with the difference in my way
....rolling, rolling on the River
.......da doot doot doot

Written by Trudy Schrader on 08-21-2018