Italian-Inlaws

Italians rub garlic on their salad bowl,

Before adding the lettuce and dressing…

Once they discover you love their child,

You become their greatest blessing.

They invite you to family dinners,

Sharing wine bottles on the porch…

They define you as an Italian brother,

Who proudly carries the family torch.

Even after twenty years,

When your love for their child fails…

You are still a part of the family,

And all perks their love avails.

Myself, I think of their child,

With whom I no longer speak…

But now I am part Italian,

And think of them all every week.