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What Happened To 'For Better For Worse'

What happened to 'for better for
worse',
What happened to 'You I will
cherish till death do us part',
What happened to 'You have my
all, body soul and heart'.

I remember how you used to wait
for me,
Daily...
Right under that light post,
Everyday at 4o'clock,
Because that was when my
classes ended,
And you would insist on walking
me home,
Even if I wouldn't say a single
word all the way long.

I still remember how you would
sneak into our homestead,
In the middle of the night,
And come to the window of my
room,
And you wouldnt want much,
Just to see me,
Hold my hand,
And say you loved me,
Make your vows under the
glistening stars,
And mighty moon,
And then go waiting to see me
the following day after school.

I still remember that day you
found me at the river,
And you held me by the waist,
I still feel electricity flow all
through me,
Every time you touch me,
Just like it did that day,
Down by the river side.
I still remember how i turned
around and for the 1st time,
Looked straight into your eyes,
I remember how I let go of my
pot...
And followed you into the
forbidden forest.
I didnt know where we were
going,
But knowing I was with you my
heart was at rest.

I still remember laying there on
that patch of grass,
Your breath on my neck,
As you slowly untied the knot my
mother did on my leso every
morning,
And slowly I gave in,
You had said you loved me,
I loved you even more,
And because that is all that
mattered,
I surrendered to you.

I remember how you looked at
me two
months after,
When I told you that soon we
would have an extra player in the
team,
I remember the sharp pain that
hit my gut,
Split my heart,
When you uttered the words,'How
sure am I that its mine.'
I remember how you looked at
me with so much spite,
When both parents,
Yours and mine,
Said that all that could be done,
Was you to marry me,
And take responsibility.

Ten years now and you haven't
called him your son,
Not even once,
And am left to wonder what
wrong I did,
Because it takes two to do the
deed,
And the consequence of our
action is our son Dean.

If you loved me for real,
Then why would you turn cold as
steel.
What happened to the promises
under the moon,
The vows in the letters you wrote
daily after school,
The tender love I could see,
Each time you looked at me.
What happened to 'for better for
worse',
What happened to till death, do us
part.'

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