backwards wedding

i have an idea that most wouldnt like
they have this stupid process
that although I know how it goes
this is what i suggest

a backwards wedding
all the same invitations mailed
response cards received
guests and family sit and wait

Mesader kidushin can play role
Of head of beit din
Two eidim are given same privilege
Hell, pour a damn cup of wine

Skip badekin
Totally unnecessary
Do not wear any rings
And bring some tissues

The time has come
Nerves are all around
Knees are shaking
The crowd gets to watch

The groom, now husband
Escorted by his parents
Walks down first
To the end

His back is hunched
He wears a suit and a black hat
He hasn't shaved
His shoes are not polished

There is no music
Whispering in the audience
Coughing
Someone mouths "who knew?"

Next, the bride
Now wife
Refuses to be escorted
Her parents would not attend

Dressed in a blood red dress
With sunglasses
So that no one
can see her eyes

She makes her way
With her husband's back to her
As the crowd watches
Let everyone be a witness

As he utters the words
"you are free to be
With another man"
She is free

No longer man and wife
She removes her red veil
And runs
She is a bird

But he will never be free
The guests were all there
They should have been
At the backwards wedding