We said **** it to the big wedding we had been sketching out Got married in her living room She wore her grandmother’s dress Long sleeves, ruffles, the whole bit Her family was there, that’s all that had mattered anyway really My family didn't need a ceremony My friends couldn't care less And her friends, fickle as they were, wouldn't have come anyway So before her family, their god, and his bible we were wed Her smile, the same as it ever was, beamed I guess I was disappointed that it wasn't a different smile I assumed that somewhere between, “will you marry me?” and “I do” She would've practiced her fake smile more But that’s how it was with her Enough effort to make you love her, never enough to feel loved I know, I know, I know But I’m still trying to figure out if she means well Or if she’s just doing what she thinks she’s supposed to
A collection of poems by me is available on Amazon Where She Left Me - Michael DeVoe http://goo.gl/5x3Tae