Another wedding.
\nSome twig on the far branch
\nof the family tree.
\nThe bride is dressed
\nin white, her face half-hidden
\nby veils of lace.
\nIf I remember her at all.
\nit\u2019s as a spoiled brat
\nwho broke a favorite toy
\nof mine when I was seven.
\nSome of the aunts I know.
\nfew of the uncles
\nI don\u2019t want to know.
\nThey\u2019ll corner me
\nwith tobacco breath
\nand drill me on what
\nI\u2019m doing with my life.
\nMy face defaults into a smile.
\nYou never know when
\nthe camera will flash.
\nDon\u2019t want a a dour expression
\nruining the couple\u2019s
\nexpensive wedding album.
\nOutside, it\u2019s beginning to rain.
\nI do my best not to
\ntake it as a sign
\nbut I\u2019ve always been
\na pessimist when it comes
\nto these things lasting.
\nGuys hang out at the bar,
\ntoast the lightning.
\nThe couple kiss
\nto the rattle of thunder.
\nThe company laughs
\nas if it was the
\nsmack of lips
\nand not the clash of clouds
\nthat made the noise.
\nThe storm\u2019s so loud
\nbut the band plays anyhow.
\nPeople dance more
\nto the weather
\nthan the music.
\nI stand by the window,<\/p>\n
staring out at lost souls
\nrushing up and down
\nthe rain-splattered sidewalk.
\nThere\u2019s a marriage celebration
\nbehind me.
\nAnd the fate of so many
\ndown below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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