Tuesday, February 19, 2013

the elopement


Once a while
A story will emerge
About marriage and elopement
The family's embarrassment

Once I heard
Decades ago
A two timing man
Wedding and banquet

On the day he failed
He wasn't up to his mark
The bride stood all embarrassed
The groom never came

To this day she stayed single
She doesn't want to get married again
Living her life alone and free
Forgetting her wedding blues

Now on the news
A bride eloped on her wedding day
Leaving her parents in shame
The banquet and guests but no bride

Why run away?
The blues of commitment?
Afraid of the future of sharing?
There are reasons but the truth?

The runaway brides
The no show grooms
The story will be told
In the lazy afternoons and nights

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