A Mother's Advice To Her Daughter, the Bride-To-Be

When does forever become an option? Only when one can still find Inspiration for living Despite the stale smell of saliva From the person across the bed. Consider it better To regret walking away Than having stayed with much regret. So should today the fading footsteps With the banging door —the sounds of an almost wedding— Be a reason for sleepless tear-fests, Tomorrow it can be a cause for appreciation Or gratitude for thinking twice. For it matters not how the heart aches now For affection Or lust; In the end what matters is how The small talk before bedtime —regardless of redundancy— Will always be interesting Time after time after time.