No Dice

We were married on a rainy day

All of the guests, our own best friends,

Got very wet and ran away

We went inside and tried to explain

the situation away

But no dice

But no dice

We went searching for a place to pray

All pockets of peacefulness ended with

“kids, go away!”

Sasha got herself scared and tried to hide

inside the cabana

But no dice

But no dice

Pick me up, pick me up, pick me up

Let me go

Find the places in the cupboard where the

seeds grow

Bury, bury, bury the lasagna in the yard:

It was never meant to be ours

For the first time in my life, I can remember…

…yes, I can feel the knife

Rabbi sighed and wed us anyway

(The placated absentee lovers he hoped

we’d obey)

The shimmering, glimmering Gulf Coast was

out-of-bounds for the weekend (No dice)

Living it up is fine

Living it up is fine

But giving it up is only fine sometimes

Living it up is fine

Living it up is fine

Living it up is only fine

If you pine in your mind you will only find…

No dice