Every day is a victory.
Every instant a blessing.
If you have lived through another glorious sunrise
you have won.
You should be proud.
You have conquered.

You have defeated every predator
who sought to consume you
heart, soul and marrow included.
You have beaten them.
You have survived.

Every opportunity you take
to draw breath
and look around you
and appreciate your life
and continue,
each of these must be remembered.
Treasured.

Every midnight
every single one
I do not have three anchovy pies
delivered from the place downstairs,
that is good, too.