Wedding Bells

Heard the wedding bells ringing across the town,
I smiled to myself and realized that your officially not mine any more.
Another love to fill your life that was made empty by me,
I saw you walking hand in hand with her;
Smiling and looking like you've just won the lottery.

I walked away like I had a few years back,
Slowly realizing that if I had stayed maybe I would have been the one in your arms right now.
I strolled down the park where we first met,
Memories of how we were replaying on my head.

The smiles and the silent conversations we always shared,
The inside jokes that we both laughed like crazy at.
The unspoken promises of being together,
To stand by each other side's no matter what happened;
Now but a dream that has finally ended.

Each talked slowly ending with a quarrel,
Each phone call with just a small How are you?
Each meeting ending with nothing but a short goodbye,
Smiles were turned into frowns.

Both of us realizing we wanted different things in the end,
You wanted a bond stronger than what we had;
While all I wanted was time to breathe.

Never did I realize the importance of love,
Though each fight ended with an apology;
Chances with us started running low.
Our goodbye's however, came earlier than what I expected,
Unspoken and quick.

Though three years has passed I still think about us,
The life of what could have been plays through my mind.
Choices made when I was young serve as a reminder of the past I wasn't proud,
Regrets now playing its role in my life.


Heard the wedding bells ringing across the town again,
I see you walking down the stairs with her in your arms.
You smiling at her with eyes of adoration,
I guess you've finally found your happy ending.


-Iba.R.