All It Is Missing

That big game
Everyone is talking about
I won’t be at it

That concert

So many are anticipating

I won’t have tickets to
 
That destination vacation

Expected of every couple

Who reach the 20 year mark

It's not happening

 

My life isn't like that

 

Isn't let's go travel the world

 

Isn't hey look at how many

Spectacular experiences

I am cramming into
This life

Isn’t can you believe

Another bucket list item
Is checked off

My life is more
Hey good job
Paying all your bills
On time

My life is

Good show of patience

Working off

The $28K debt

You were living under

 

My life is  

Every day

Day to day

And does it hurt

When I consider

The things in life I’m missing

The places in the world I’m not seeing
The experiences I am not having

Yes it does

And deeply
At times

Yet maybe because

I see my reality
For what it is

Or maybe because

I’m not rightly wired
To dream big

There has always been

A certain contentment for me
In living the hours well

In doing the best I can

With what I’ve got
 
In knowing that
Despite all it lacks
It is every day possible
To live a great life

Rich with meaning

Strong with purpose

Enough despite
All it is missing