Absolute Value

We learn the value
of things we thought were nothing,
things we thought were torments,
places we thought empty

All these must bow,
they are compelled,
just at their striking point,
to show their truth, release their mystery,
must give place to the law
that only blessing comes,
and only good is given -
the law that turns them upside down,
makes of their threats
windows to heaven.

©Wendy Mulhern
May 14, 2020