Professions Of Love

"To have and to hold,"

You were the best man, and I was the bridesmaid.

We were there as best friends

Enjoying their special day.

"From this day forward,"

I listened to them trade their special vows.

Professing their love and promising forever.

Then you caught my attention with your perfect smile

And in my heart, I felt this pressure.

"For better, for worse,"

Something was shifting, something was changing.

From kids we had built a friendship

Now there were cracks in our frame

And I just couldn't explain it!

"For richer, for poor,"

The way that I was starting to feel.

The way my throat clogged,

And the way my heart stilled.

I couldn’t breathe for a second,

I just couldn’t understand it-

How my feelings pressed in,

And the way lives were changing at their wedding.

"In sickness and in health,"

I heard their words professed to each other

And through your eyes I felt it just as clear.

There was a shift happening with new endeavors

And I couldn't help but ignore the fear.

"To love and to cherish,"

It took for me to see you on this special occasion

To see us through a different lens.

And so I had to somehow persuade you,

That we were meant to be more than friends.

"Till death do us part."