The room freezes
Silence
Eyes burn a whole in my dress
The gasps echo
Guests begin to talk

I can hear them
I see their eyes
Do not critique me like a contestant
I should not be judged
To the extent that I feel
Bare to the world

The doors open
The chapel is meticulously decorated
He enters, guests mouths drop
He actually wants me
I can tell by the way he glances
Is she good enough, they ask
Can she meet his needs
Yes she can, I can

The ceremony goes over smoothly
No objections
We dance
For the first and last time

The poetic words have been spoken
We are bound together forever
I will be around but
I will be physically gone soon
But he does not care
He still wants to finish this affair

So we leave the reception
We begin our lives
Together as one

Now I sit here above it all
Alone on a cloud
For expected death took me from you
I sit here watching
As you do it all again