The Spirit Bride: The Question of Marriage

 Introduction: The Spirit Bride

A while ago, when I was deeply contemplating a pivotal societal institution, I had a dream.
What followed was a stream of reflections—spoken word pieces that emerged like echoes from both sides of a relationship between two people.

Though these pieces are written with mystics in mind, they also speak to those rare individuals who seem to straddle two worlds: this tangible one, and another just beyond the veil.
For such souls, decisions like marriage—an institution they’ve questioned all their lives—can awaken an inner struggle.
One half longs for intimacy, devotion, and the warmth of belonging.
The other recoils from conformity, ever restless, ever seeking something more.

I call this collection The Spirit Bride.
The first piece, the one that started it all, is simply titled The Question of Marriage.

The Question of Marriage

It’s the right guy that’s on his knees,

With a question and promises.

It should be an easy yes—

And yet, I hesitate.

Mind rules over heart.

But still, I hear its whispers,

Of wanting not a label but something true—

A promise of companionship,

Of choosing each other

Even when there's no societal expectation to.

A relationship not of gains but of give and take,

Something where staying is a choice,

Not what’s expected.

A place where you grow—

Sometimes apart, but always together.

Where the love feels so deep and ever-existent,

That sometimes, you wonder if it's there.

Where the spirits can exist in their truest form,

Unbridled and unabridged.

Where, to all psychic appearances, the sync between the two is equal.

Where even in conflict,

None loses their identity.

Something, someone that feels safe—

Like peace.

This is the image in my mind when I wrote the series—born of a dream, guided by longing, lit by the spirit's quiet glow.