The Wedding Gift

The ceremony was almost over
As they began to cut the cake
A wedding made of fairy tales
What a lovely couple they make

It's time for the bride and groom
To have their wedding dance
The bride was so enchanted
The groom in a love sick trance

The bride dressed in solid white
Someting borrowed, something blue
Showered with many wedding gifts
They decided to open a few

First they opened some crystal
And then some silverware
Then a gift for their honeymoon
Some sexy underwear

Then the groom picked up a box
They thought was surely a clock
He pulled the ribbon, the bomb went off
It felt like an aftershock

A jealous lover from her past
With revenge, inside his head
Sent the gift, a final goodbye
As the bride and groom lay dead

They found him three days later
At the bottom of the lake
A wedding made of fairytales
Has now become a wake
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Roberts Avatar
May 5, 2010 at 9:12 PM
wow, quite the tragic turn, well written
Taylor Avatar
May 5, 2010 at 4:45 PM
A beautiful story turned ugly.. How tragic.
Marchlewski Avatar
May 5, 2010 at 9:40 AM
I loved the twist in this poem! As sad as it was it was my favorite wedding poem yet! Keep up the good work
Devonshire Avatar
May 5, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Wow, I wasn't prepared for the twist in this poem, Larry. What a horrific act of vengeance. Very frightening and compelling poem! Love, Carolyn
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