Just Say Yes

Here I stand
There you kneel
As if before some unholy alter
Presenting your jewels to some matron
Of holiness
Or some barren idol
To appease far off gods

Here I look 
Down upon your shining face
Eyes full of hope
Towards some saving grace
Look to me to save your soul
Or banish to some torrential hell

Here I stand
At an alter 
Before a priest
Or preacher, rabbi, imam
Court judge or random official
Dressed in white
Or pink, peach, cream
Next to you; vows in our hands
And hearts, throats, and bosoms

Here I look
Upon a crowd
Of familiar faces
Unknown relatives soon to be
A ring upon my finger
Put there in yesterdays
If I say yes today

Am I ready?

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This is for a dVerse prompt: For today’s prompt, I’d like us to write poems about pivotal moments in our lives, where the pivot took us, and the feelings evoked by the development and how we managed all of it.

My poem is about the pivotal moment when one says yes: an engagement.