It’s A Choice, Not A Necessity

(I wrote it when I witnessed a broken marriage in the middle of the ceremony.)

The bride and the groom thrown in the pit of shame

It was not their mistakes we said

But for some it does not matter

For they got another topic to talk about.

What led it to happen in the first place we asked

Some says the bride some says groom

We say the elders for whom marriage was a necessity

For whom children getting married is an achievement

But we say marriage is a choice.

Marriage is not a long jump nor a pole vault

That will win us an Olympic medal

But it’s a life that goes well with wise decision

With blessings from few

But not a garland that strangles.

Marriage is not a family drama tv series nor a movie

That will win us an Oscar

But it’s a real life with an ending

Not after a few episodes but till the last breath we breathe.