I look back on this wedding photograph
A bittersweet memory from the past
So happy we were; it makes me laugh
And think.
If what we had was set to go wrong
Why didn’t we know all along?
I suppose all we sought for was to belong
Together.
It seemed so good for twenty years
Then twenty one, I fell to tears
I guess we toast; say our last cheers
Tonight.
I look back at this wedding photograph
And wonder where it was that I trespassed
To make you run, make me graph
My pain.
If what you needed was more affection
You should have brought yourself in my direction
Not go to the world and begin to beckon
More.
Selfish, you are, selfish, am I?
I tried my best to muffle my cries
Ignore the signs, go back to bed
And sleep.
I look back at this wedding photograph
And wonder: who gets the last laugh?
Neither you nor I need this crap
So go.
What I smelled is not my perfume
What I saw was not my bedroom
What I heard, it was not
My voice.
So take your things out to the road
Give me the money that I’m owed
It’s not my fault you did not slow
To think.
So take the keys; the joyride’s over
Go in the field and find a clover
Take this picture; I hope you show her
Us.
So I guess this forever is over for now
It’s time for us to start to sow
The seeds we spread years ago
From today.
I look back at this wedding photograph
I burn it up, on your behalf
We started full, emptied to half
Good bye.
