She arrived at the country mansion in a silver limousine.
She’d sent out invitations and everything:
her name written twice with “&” in the middle,
the calligraphy of coupling.
She strode down the aisle to “At Last” by Etta James,
faced the celebrant like a keen soldier reporting for duty,
her voice shaky yet sure. I do. I do.
“You may now kiss the mirror.” Applause. Confetti.
Every single one of the hundred and forty guests
deemed the service “unimprovable.”
Especially the vows. So “from the heart.”
Her wedding gown was ivory; pointedly off-white,
“After all, we’ve shared a bed for thirty-two years,”
she quipped in her first speech,
“I’m hardly virginal if you know what I mean.”
(No one knew exactly what she meant.)
Not a soul questioned their devotion.
You only had to look at them. Hand cupped in hand.
Smiling out of the same eyes. You could sense
their secret language, bone-deep, blended blood.
Toasts were frequent, tearful. One guest
eyed his wife — hovering harmlessly at the bar — and
imagined what his life might’ve been if
he’d responded, years ago, to that offer in his head:
“I’m the only one who will ever truly understand you.
Marry me, Derek. I love you. Marry me.”
At the time, he hadn’t taken his proposal seriously.
He recharged his champagne flute, watched
the newlywed cut her five-tiered cake, both hands
on the knife. “Is it too late for us to try?” Derek whispered
to no one, as the bride glided herself onto the dance floor,
taking turns first to lead then follow.
I chose this poem because I really liked how it showed that you do not need anyone to be happy or to get married. The poem really showed that you have the ability to love yourself and that you are your best friend. The person (Megan) has a deep connection with herself and who she is, and she believes that you do not need another person to express love. The reason why I really liked this is because many people in our society currently believe that they need another person in their life to have love but actually you can find love within yourself and I loved that idea. To some people may think that the person in the poem might have in "issue/problem" because it is out of the usual but to me, when i read the poem I did not really think that it was weird, I actually found it interesting.
I chose this poem because I really liked how it showed that you do not need anyone to be happy or to get married. The poem really showed that you have the ability to love yourself and that you are your best friend. The person (Megan) has a deep connection with herself and who she is, and she believes that you do not need another person to express love. The reason why I really liked this is because many people in our society currently believe that they need another person in their life to have love but actually you can find love within yourself and I loved that idea. To some people may think that the person in the poem might have in "issue/problem" because it is out of the usual but to me, when i read the poem I did not really think that it was weird, I actually found it interesting.
This is such a funny poem that also makes you think about what Megan did, and who she was as a person. While some people may take the idea of marrying yourself as narcissistic, I see someone who loves themselves in a healthy way. It makes me think, though, did Megan learn to love herself voluntarily, or did she turn to being alone after struggling finding love in the past? This was a cool poem to choose and I like how you took it as empowering rather than just weird.
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