Speech Of The Father's Bride To The Groom On Their Wedding Poem by RIC BASTASA

tonight i shall be giving away my daughter
to become your wife
i have taken care of her
so well
no mosquito has ever landed on her skin
no fly hovered over her hair
tomorrow she shall live with you
and she will be taking her clothes
and other belongings

please love her
just like the way we love her

but if for some reason
there may be disagreements and you decide to
part away from her
please do not say any unkind word
do not hit her with your hands
just let her return to us
and that will be enough.....