Some of the Things I Don’t Deserve
By Beth Lively
Chicken livers perfectly sauteed, fine wine, clean laundry, the rapt attention of an audience, an unloaded dishwasher,
my parents, sympathy, friends of gold, forgiveness, a dog who adores me, living wages, the house where l live, pity, speechless sunsets,
a merciful God, good health, a horse, nothing
terrible or heartbreaking, spring, kindness, the benefit
of the doubt, a perfectly grilled prime steak,
symphony tickets, puppies, God given talents, lobster bisque, inebriation, gold jewelry, loons calling on a northern lake, thunder storms, books, horses, lily of the valley, my sister, movies, stained glass, and the kisses and eyes of someone in love with me.
