Hidden Picture

She stares to her reflection in the glass, hair pinned up high,
"Ready to run?" Her sister jokes as she lets out a sigh,
"You know, I never thought this day would really be here,"
Turning, she looked to her Sister, eyes lined with tears -

"And now, looking around at the happy faces of the crowd,
I don't know if I can stand and watch you say your vows,
Without knowing once and for all, is he the one for you?"
Smiling, she stood and looked into her Sister's eyes of blue -

"I stood beside you at your wedding, knowing of his lies,
But I seen the look of passion burning in your eyes,
So I bit my tongue, held all of my confessions back,
Now I ask you for the last time, can you do that?"

Piano music broke in and the guests were all seated,
The bride looked to her Sister, the question repeated,
With tears in her eyes, she lifted her head and sighed:
"Yes, I can, now go on; the wedding needs a bride!"

And as she watched her sister walk in her white dress,
She hid the mistakes in her eyes, smiled with distress,
But as she stood beside the beautiful clueless bride,
Under her breath she whispered: "Somehow, we collide -"

As the I do's were said, she choked back her fighting words,
Remembering that in her Sister's eyes, he was the world,
And she pushed the remembrance of the affair behind her,
Knowing that their daughter was nothing but a hidden picture.

-Jenna Elphick
May 8, 2007

Story: A sister had an affair with her Sister's fiance and wants to tell her Sister before she gets married but can't seem to pull up the words. The affair resulted in a baby which the soon-to-be husband hides and will never speak of, the Sister still has feelings even after the affair, hence why she says they collide. Dialog may be a tad confusing on who's saying what, but the first questions are the Sister whom had an affair, second dialog is the Bride.