Already
the couple
had arguments
and fights,
even a bruise
or two.
Perhaps
it was time
for the piece of paper.
Of course
they could handle marriage -
"She’ll be right!"
The man
had thought himself
invincible,
immortal.
But now
the doctor was saying
the body he’d abused
was almost worn out.
Suddenly
he faced a future
he didn’t control.
Yet the merciful God
meets us in our foolishness
to make it truly right.