litany

too often and too easy
to make dislike a list
to run down all your faults
to cry and clench your fist
to rue the days that happened
or to fear the days to come
regret the ones you wronged
to miss the ones that run
too easy and too often
until it drives you mad
to get caught in a loop
convinced you are so bad
too often and too easy
to forget the hard and rare
to be run down by the busy
be overwhelmed by lack of care
yes, it's hard but more rewarding
to run the litany
of all things you like
of your better qualities
of the names of those who love you
of the things that make you smile
those are the things worth listing
they're what makes this life worthwhile