For Now by Tracey Emin

Finding the perfect balance is key when it comes to love, like dancing together without stepping on each other’s toes. For Now by Tracey Emin captures that beautifully. It’s a playful yet profound reminder that love isn’t about overwhelming or changing one another. Instead, it’s about 'holding space' for each other just as you are. This poem speaks to the heart of what marriage is all about: supporting, cherishing, and growing together without losing the unique spark that made you fall in love in the first place by doing too much. It’s light, it’s real, and it perfectly sums up the art of loving fully without losing yourself. That’s why it makes such a wonderful wedding reading, it celebrates the balance between togetherness and individuality with just the right touch of humour and honesty.

For Now 

By Tracey Emin

Hurry
But do not hurry me,
Push
But do not push me,
Hold
But do not crush me’
Love
But do not change me
Let us stay the way we are

Devour
But do not consume me,
Thrill
But do not frighten me,
Excite
But do not scare me.
Teach
But do not change me
Let us learn from the way we are

Kiss
But do not smother me,
Embrace
But do not break me,
Adore
But do not suffocate me,
Love
Let me love you
Just the way you are

For Now by Tracey Emin was actually one of the readings selected by our wedding celebrants to be included in our roundup of the best wedding readings and poems because of the poem's playful but relatable elements. If you're looking for a similar wedding reading, we'd recommend you check out Let There Be Spaces In Your Togetherness by Kahlil Gibran. It also speaks about being in love and being your own individual person at the same time.