The Wedding

The cool breeze outside
The smell of the moist grass
Pollen infesting the air
It’s April.
The day we’ve been waiting for is here.
Family, friends, coworkers
all fill in seats like a pack of ants.
Mom, cousin, bestfriend
Surround me in the dressing room
Joy mixed with uneasiness lie within me
I slip on my long satin gloves.
I’m all dressed in white.
I exit and I make my way
towards the entrance of the chapel
I sense the excitement in the air
Suddenly the music begins
Canon in D Major, very traditional
All eyes turn and gaze at me.
Is my veil put on properly?
What if my diamond ring doesn’t fit right?
Questions of nervousness
I turn to my mom,
she smiles and winks at me
It’s my cue to walk
I enter and smile with dad in arm.
I whisper to him just before
“I loved this man since the day you denied us,
You thought you would never see this day.
But here you are in my arm,
leading me to the man you once rejected
and whom I loved since day one.”