A minor inconvenience, oh how it can irk

A small annoyance, but still it can work

To disrupt our day, to throw us off track

To make us feel like we're under attack

Perhaps it's a traffic jam on the way to work

Or a long line at the store, where we're left to lurk

Maybe it's a lost key, or a dead phone battery

Or a spilled drink that makes us feel quite tattery

It's not a major problem, we know that's true

But still it can make us feel quite blue

It's the little things that can get under our skin

And make us wish we could just give in

But we soldier on, we push through the pain

We know that this too shall pass, it's not in vain

For even the smallest inconvenience can teach

Us to be patient, to persevere, to reach

For the bigger things that may come our way

And to appreciate the good in every day

So let us not be too quick to complain

About the minor inconveniences that cause us strain.