I do

       I do.

  1.  Mom always told me about the guy on a white horse

    Who opens the door with a peck and little noise

    Holds my hand in public and always says the best things

    Lifts me over his shoulder and teases me when I act annoying

    2. Someone who holds a candle to forever

    Nice, smart, and has that kind of love fever

    We argue sometimes about the weather

    And patch up when I wear his favorite sweater

    3. Now, I am standing at the altar, in a white dress and a veil

    The priest begins, reciting all the things I know so well

    The moon bears witness to our nuptial kiss

    Friends are jolly in our endless bliss

    4. Mom comes over, repeating a list of everything I need to know

     With a wide grin and slicked-back hair, Dad ushers me to the marble floor

    Hand in mine, he tells me he's proud

    He leaves with a kiss and then the lights go out

    6. He is no longer with Mom. They were once like us, stupid and in love.

  Reminiscing their fractured past. Panic sets in.

    You address my worry with a hand squeeze, saying, "Let's prove the world wrong."