The World Is Mine
(Playing ~ "Symphony")

Today, upon a bus, I saw a lovely girl
with golden hair.
I envied her, she seemed so gay,
and wished I were as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle;
She had one leg, and wore a crutch,
and as she passed ~ a smile.
O God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two legs. The world is mine.

And then I stopped to buy some sweets.
The lad who sold them had such charm;
I talked with him ~ he seemed so glad
~ if I were late 'twould do no harm.
And as I left he said to me:
"I thank you. You have been so kind.
"It's nice to talk with folks like you.
You see," he said, "I'm blind."
O God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two eyes. The world is mine.

Later, walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play;
it seemed he knew not what to do.
I stopped a moment, then I said:
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
He looked ahead without a word,
and then I knew ~ he could not hear.
O God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two ears. The world is mine.

With legs to take me where I'd go ~
With eyes to see the sunset's glow ~
With ears to hear what I would know ~
O God, forgive me when I whine.
I'm blessed indeed. The world is mine !!

~ Dot Aaron

This poem is from the old Don McNeill radio program, the Breakfast Club, and was part of a segment
he called "Memory Time." This was his most requested poem for the year of 1948, and he noted
it was clipped from the Chicago Sun, written by Dot Aaron of Chicago

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