You Have All You Need (Thoughts After A Tornado) Poem by Fab Ricciardi

A fire, a tornado,
A hurricane, a Tsunami,
A break-up, another divorce,
Bankruptcy and foreclosures
And now…It’s all over.
How could one be expected
To start all over again,
When everything you worked
Your whole life for, is now, all gone,
Burnt in the ashes, all swept away.
Like it never happened,
All your hard-earned possessions,
Down the drain, broken and lost.
All done with the blood, sweat and tears.
Now, to start all over again,
How does one start all over again?
It’s not easy, but it’s not hard either.
You already have everything you need.
You wake up and walk out the door,
All on your own, without anyone’s help,
Without canes, crutches or a wheelchair,
You still have two arms and two feet,
Ten fingers, ten toes and your eyesight is good,
Your mind functions well on its own,
And your body is not wired to
Breathing or feeding tubes.
So now,
What are you crying for?
What is it you’re so upset about?
Look around,
You already have all that you need.
You are free to do as you desire,
Pick up the pieces left from that fire,
Pile together all that’s leftover,
Before the hit, before you took cover,
And pick up the pennies
That now fall from heaven,
Take your time and do it all over,
Blood, sweat and tears,
Will help you recover.
One thing to remember,
Through the years of desolation,
That it’s all about the journey,
And not the destination.
The journey’s long and hard,
But you will succeed,
It’s easy to do,
…You have all you need.