Dissolve

The organ kicked in and the people all rose.

I stood there in silence in my wedding clothes.

The words to the chorus were gone from my head,

like a book that I’d closed or a prayer that I’d said.

It’s not like a crash or a sudden, sharp break.

It’s more like the coffee and one last mistake.

The sugar is gritty and stuck to the cup,

while the rest of the world is just finishing up.