[Bella’s intro: Tricia Hoffman first got in touch with me in 2006 soon after Singled Out was published. I am happy to say that we have stayed in contact, even if just sporadically, ever since. She told me she was joyfully single in 2006, and remains so now, five years later. You can read more about her life at today’s guest post at Living Single. Tricia is also very creative. When she sent me her poem about same-self marriage, I asked if I could post it here and she graciously agreed. Thank-you, Tricia!]
Same-Self Marriage
By Tricia Hoffman
There once was a woman who married herself
She was tired of waiting like a book on a shelf
She had waited and waited for her true love to arrive
Then one day she realized, “Alone, I can survive!”
So she planned her own wedding from cake to gown
This wonderful event was the talk of the town
Arrive did she in a horse-drawn carriage
To this special day of her same-self marriage
There were 200 people for a sit-down lunch
She knew this was good and was pleased as punch
All of her guests were dressed to the hilt
Happiness filled the air; not regrets, tears or guilt
She stood proudly, alone, and took a vow
To love, honor and cherish herself, starting here and now
She’d care for herself in sickness and in health
And promised to stay whether in poverty or wealth
She’d always be faithful and from the bottom of her heart
Promised to never leave herself ‘till death did her part
And not for a moment did she hesitate or linger
In putting a gold wedding ring upon her own finger
Then she kissed her hand and walked up that aisle
From ear to ear she was wearing a smile
She waltzed out on the dance floor when the music began to play
And danced alone to the song “I Did It My Way”
She knew she had found the love of her life
When she pronounced herself…Woman and Wife
Tricia Hoffman
Sebastopol, CA
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