Ignored Assumed Taken For Granted

Ignored Assumed Taken for Granted By George W. Clever-----7 September 2020 Admittedly, there is a most important thing I take for granted You may ask what do I mean by ‘taken for granted’? I mean it is something undervalued I mean it is something underappreciated I mean it is something innately unfailingly available Are you surprised to learn it is MY BODY? Yes, I take the operating systems of my body for granted Yes, I take the design and construction of my body for granted Yes, I take the repair and maintenance of my body for granted Never do I consider the possibility of placing value on any bodily function No price placed on eyes that see No price placed on lips that taste No price on ears that hear Do you expect me to appreciate the machinery taking my brain down the road? When do I to appreciate the valves that stop a pee or a poop? When do I to appreciate plumbing of arteries and veins moving blood with air for repairs? When do I to appreciate joints, legs and arms that lift me off the ground? Bodies are expected to be innately unfailing and always available Teeth and stomach will always prepare food for energy Skin will always repair itself without my assistance Hair, finger and toe nails will always grow, even trapped in a coffin down below UNTIL! taken by surprise when the heart stops beating Critical systems default as arms and legs cease to move Cells war with each other killing from within Compelling life to halt when no fix can go in There is only one body for me Now more valuable than gold No longer underappreciated, Never again will I take it for granted