We were in the same market yesterday
selling and searching
when you took a call
and dashed
returning elated today with a ring on your finger saying
“Kwame has proposed
and tomorrow we’re getting married
at a hired venue
with hired guests and gown.”
That was when all my troubles began
Your new greeting to me is:
“When are you getting married?”
and I am left wondering
if marriage is by force or by choice
a blessing or a curse…
and whether to wish you well or ill
or to hasten or hesitate
Ho, June 2015