Too weird for a wedding reading?

Do you have a way to copy and paste the words for 1. People at work who can't see a video and 2. Those of us on mobile?

Here they are. I think the way it's read aloud really makes it. Written it looks even crazier. But! Here it is!

A nuclear reactor power plant that harnesses not any strange harmful energy,

But rather the energy of the sun. Of daisies. Of golden marbles.

Filled up past the brim. Behind me, there is a rainbow.

The nuclear reactor that I am harnesses the power of the rainbow.

Capturing a whole spectrum of colour and light.

This is how she makes me feel.

Like a great, grey, stone tall tower rising up out of the ocean.

From my room at the top of that tower I watch the world.

There is nothing but ocean for so far.

From up here, the ocean looks like it is the biggest thing in the universe.

From up here, it is the universe.

From my window, sitting atop the top of the universe,

Watching its waves of water move in unison together,

I feel like maybe I am bigger.

This is how she makes me feel.

Like I was seventeen, running in slow motion through a field lit with light.

Particles of dust moving through the air, the sun burning their bodies.

Perhaps it is dust. Perhaps it is magic dust.

Perhaps this magical dust is what I am made from.

I open my eyes and everything I see floats.

I am on a boat. It is night.

The world has calmed itself just to hold me inside all that is dark,

Just to rock me gently.

This is how she makes me feel.

The subway chambers of Moscow. I am vaulted.

I have giant chandeliers hanging from my underground ceilings.

I glow with so much light. I am a ballroom for the trains of Russia.

If you happen to be a child that has climbed down my steps to yell into my body,

Those echoes will bounce their way across those vaulted underground ceilings.

This happens all the time.

My dark tunnels are filled with these sounds.

This is how she makes me feel.

Like I will live forever. Like there is nothing that can possibly harm me.

Like this body will somehow stay so young, so perfect.

There are cities growing inside my chest.

The cities all look like New York in the fifties.

Every building is tall enough to touch a cloud.

Every automobile is a convertible.

All the men wear hats and neckties.

The women all have beautiful shapes of colour upon them.

Someone has saved a baby. There is a parade.

Someone has saved every baby – there is the biggest parade moving through my streets.

The sky explodes with ticker tape, strangers kiss on every corner.

Their kisses are what make me live forever.

This is how she makes me feel.

Like honey and trombones. Like honey and trombones.

I love that . It's quirky and smart, and scattered all over. I say go for it!

If you like it, go for it. It's not way out there or anything, just quirky and unique.

I watched the video and I really liked it. I don't think its too out there for your wedding and if it means something to you, then include it.

I don't think it's too out there, but I think it's a little long.

@Celia , yeah I wanted to edit it down. I read it aloud and it was a tad over 2 minutes. Guess it just depends on how it's read. Trying to keep readings to 2 minutes or under.

Who is the author?

@ Celia, probably should have listed that. Anis Mojgani is his name.

You would have to have someone who is animated and reads poetry with feeling for the message to really come to life, though.

Do it!

@ Mrs.Cheapskate - that's exactly how I feel. like it could go either way depending on the reader.

I love it! Choose a skilled reader for it! Someone into acting, poetry, literature, or an animated teacher would most likely be a good fit. Haha I would love to read it. I would edit it down. Even one verse, 2-3 max, would be enough. As awesome as the poem is, you will lose wedding guests if the reading is much longer than that.

Thanks for the advice, @Jacqui722!

A little long but I love it!

It's lovely! Make sure the reader knows what they're doing. If you have someone who is a skilled public speaker or an actor, have them do it.

I love it! If it speaks to you and you have an animated speaker on mind, go for it!