The Lonely Wedding

There was a wedding today and you weren't here.
The bride was beautiful, but then, aren't they always?
There was a wedding today, and all I could do was watch
and wonder what you were doing.

I dropped my gaze, unworthy of their joy.
Traces of whipped cream from the other half of dessert,
rich and thick bread pudding,
reminded me that I had no one to share.