A day at a time

Left to right...
Some days when I head outside here in Beijing,
I feel like the spray-painted character. 
A little bummed, frustrated, and at odds with the day.
Then I pick my feet up, hike up my pants, suck it up, say a pr@yer, 
hop on my bike and get moving - you have to here!
Some days the sun shines and there are blue skies 
(I even found some flowers that were "shining" brightly too).
On those days, I like to pretend that I can hear birds singing
and I think of my mom and her sweet green backyard at home.
Day by day, your mercies L.rd attend me. Day by day.