Duff Challenge # (sorry.. lost count)
A blushing bride being dressed just now
A matter of moments she’ll be exchanging vows
with the one who was not of her own choosing
but for the love of her family, she’ll be obliging…
***
A debt to be paid, in exchange for her life
Ah, this was not her dream to be just someone’s wife
Peer pressure and gratitude was brought into action
And her answer was not to a question but just a confirmation…
***
And so she was dressed in that white wedding gown
Five hours still before she’ll be allowed to go down
And her racing mind is now rebelling at the thought
But raised conservatively she brought the uprising to a halt…
***
Now she wonders will everything be just alright
Will she make it unscathed right after the first night
Or will her brute of a husband take her against her will
And use her body until all of his lust is filled…
***
But wait, maybe his husband-to-be is also a coward
Afterall, he allowed his elders to move this union forward
And they haven’t even seen each other even for a while
Ah, maybe she can get the best of him! It made her smile…
***
And as tradition goes, she heard a knock on the door
The artist who will make her portrait was threading the floor
Setting up his equipment and asked her to make a pose
And promised to make her portrait as lovely as a rose…
***
So he worked with the paints and the brush
And looking at him now she cannot help but blush
For he was good looking as he was artistic
And his measuring looks made her feel narcissistic…
***
The gown was copied into the canvass in such perfection
And as the time passes by she can’t resist the notion
of imagining him to be the love of her life
and not that nobody who has to force somebody to be his wife…
***
Coming to her face, the artist asked
Why is it that her smile seemed to be masked
Not genuine at all and on her wedding day
So she was forced to tell him the farce she has to play…
***
Tears poured forth and she blurted out
All the anguish and the bitterness of a future in doubt
And then she asked for pardon for her foolishness
Feeling a little shy of her sudden openness…
cool. I love it! how perfect. 
a surprising ending
Very nice. A story within a poem. SUd
i really love it rutherfranc:)
i didn’t imagine i was reading a fairly long poem..i used to enjoy short ones..but the story filled it with such sweetness..awesome indeed!
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