‘i Do' Poem by Orlando Belo

Today I'm saying to the girl I'm marrying ‘I do',
but you know that I'd rather be saying it to you.
I've known and loved you practically all of my life,
but now I'm making someone else my wife.

We promised each other that we would wed one day,
but the opportunities in life never came my way.
You didn't want to live a hard life of struggle and pain
and I could not give you fortune or fame.

Now you're the wife of a wealthy man you don't love;
do you have what you were always dreaming of?
Your eyes betray you and I can tell you still love me
yet you endure your unhappiness for security

Your heart has been broken and now you're breaking mine
by rejecting my love and the happiness we could find.
If you won't reconsider, then there's nothing more to say.
I'll say goodbye and continue with my wedding day.