Thank You, Heart

Thank you, heart, for all your beating.

Thank you, lungs, for breath.

That you, kidneys, for excreting,

Overriding death.

 

Thank you, bones, for your supporting.

Thank you, eyes, for sight.

Thank you, legs, because cavorting

Still could bring delight.

 

Thank you, teeth, for all your chewing.

Thank you, ears, for sound.

Thank you, brain, for all you’re doing,

Keeping me around.

 

We can’t know when life is ending,

But I’m grateful to

My body, with its staunch defending,

Helping me get through.