Wedding And Funeral Families

Some families
Go gaga
For weddings
While
Other families
Only get
Together
Around
The death
Of a
Family member

On the whole
The older
I get
I seem to prefer
Attending
The funerals more

In my family
Funerals
Are cheerful
Events
We say good bye
To whoever
Just died
Whether
Beloved or not
Then we
All go home
And have
Some
Sponge cake
And wine
To celebrate
The passing
Of the
Recently
Deceased
Then perhaps
We all go
Out to dinner
For a really
Good meal
Paid for
As likely
As not
With the deceased
Person’s
Own money
As the surviving heirs
Splurge
The inheritance money
That they really
Didn’t expect
To get

Weddings
On the other hand
Are far more
Depressing affairs
The statistics
Are against
The couples
Right out of the gate
With 50% of marriages
Ending in divorce
Within the first
Ten years of marriage
Of course
No one
Wants to bring
Up this bit
Of information
While
The
Happy couple
Tries to get
Through
The wedding
Ceremony
As fast
As possible
So that they
Can go on a
Honeymoon
And finally
Be able to
Get away from all
The hoopla
And finally
Be able
To get on
With their every day
Lives
And who can
Blame them
After all it is
Hard enough
Trying to get
Through this
Life of toil
And trouble
As a single person
So from an economic
Standpoint
Perhaps two
Really can live as
Cheaply as one
But I rather
Doubt it

As a single
Divorced man
I feel
Distinctly
Uncomfortable
Around
Married couples
I never know
Quite what
To say
So I tend
To avoid them
As much as is
Possible

After all
Time is precious
And single people
Are so much
More fun

All in all
I’d say
That the
Future of
Funerals
Is very
Bright indeed

jhmarkowitz
Philadelphia, Pa. 2011