With This Ring
What Went Wrong
The vows some shared their wedding day
Weren’t ever meant to last
The very reason many stray
Before a year has passed
What does it mean, “Til death we part”
If neither one has died
Did such “commitment” even start
Can either say, “We tried”
Yes, what’s it mean, this wedding band
The circle of the ring
When pledging love on shifting sand
It doesn’t mean a thing
Why not a horseshoe, wishing luck
Since nearly half will fail
We’ll say, “I do,” and then, “You suck”
While screaming, “Go to hell”
Who calls this farce, “The wedding vows”
It’s more, “The wedding hope”
Whose love ideal does this espouse
If built upon a slope
The biggest reason for divorce
To mock and then disparage
Cheating is up there, of course
But number one, is “Marriage”
We should believe in marriage, yes
We should believe in love
I hate what God had meant to bless
We’ve made a shambles of
When we’re deciding, go or stay
When back and forth, between
Read this verse, then kneel and pray
Malachi 2:16
About the Creator
Earl W. Pearl
I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.
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