La Forza
“He’s a wreck,” they all said, surprising
them all because they thought he was so strong;
but the shock of her loss took la forza out of him,
and it would take him a long time to recover
from life’s cruel blow; —
He took her for granted, obtusely blind to the fear
of losing her, and when she got hit with a brain
bleed and not expected to live, he reeled in such pain
it brought him to his knees and final surrender, and
he let her go back to God, who is our home; —
To the wonder of all, she came back to him safe
and whole, as he had prayed to the healing saint from
his native land, crystalizing his anguish and pain
into the precious gem he would love, of all the words
he has ever written, to be remembered for—our life
is a journey through vanity to humility; and la forza
filled the hole in his chastened soul and made
him whole again, stronger than before.
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