To Mark and Partner Number Four
I hope you make it further than any of your
earlier paramours!

I’m optimistic that now you’ve taken this leap
you won’t end up in a sorry weeping heap
of sad recriminations,
horrible frustrations,
And quick arithmatical postnup calculations
hoping you can fix
the wedding pics
with some studio tricks
so you newlyweds look happier than you are.

I hope I’m not going too far when I say
I hope this wedding goes a full three months
(that’d beat Mark’s last one)!

If you do, let me know, and I’ll spring
for a gift certificate for you guys to get a couple’s massage.
I’ll bet you’ll need it by then.