Cara Mia
Cara Mia
by Rick Rucker
How could it come to pass
I was viewing life through steam-ed glass?
Surely this was just not right,
Why was it in black and white?
At the time, not a notion
That it was all in slow motion!
Often in a comfort zone,
All is different when alone.
A tornado blew right through here,
Kind of scary to be near,
It took me to a place uncharted,
Breathing hard, my lips parted.
I do not know how I got here,
Is it far, or is it near?
Since I got here by a blizzard
I now must go see the Wizard!
Wizards make it all seem magic,
Even if the start be tragic.
Eye of dragon, tail of newt,
This spell is sure to be a beaut!
Before you can take the potion,
You really must cry an ocean.
Why is that, you may ask?
In self-pity you cannot bask!
Because your heart must be true,
Or it will have no effect on you,
My former one was just a token,
It didn’t work, too badly broken!
If I only had a heart,
Then I could love once more, and do art!
Hard to create artistic beauty,
If my heart won’t do its duty!
The Wizard is a fearsome being,
I was so afraid of seeing,
At first, I did not risk the sight,
Of so much penetrating light.
Is that movement behind the curtain?
There was something, that is certain!
Suddenly, my eyes did spy,
A beauty that did make me cry!
Oh, My! What has happened here?
Suddenly, my vision clear!
I feel a beating in my chest,
I now have been twice blessed!
Now I see in vibrant color,
The spectrum, at this moment, fuller!
Oh, and those lovely sounds!
Of angels singing, now surrounds
My grateful ears,
I can laugh, and fewer tears!
Could it happen just this easy,
Where I once cried, I now seem breezy!
I hope it will be ever thus,
What was “me” has morphed to “us!”
Did I ever want to be "ya?"
Not since I love Cara Mia!
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