Welcome to the 16th letter in our alphabetical journey. Today’s letter is “P” and our word this week is “promises.” A promise is sometimes defined as a cause for hope, as in the promise of spring. More often, it is defined as an agreement to do or not to do something. Perhaps the latest celebrity marriage scandal has colored my approach to what promises mean, as reflected in my poem Unkept Promises. Let your muse choose how to define this word. I promise, you won’t be disappointed.
UNKEPT PROMISES
The hope became hollow,
Despair became strong.
A contract between them
went horribly wrong.
In pure disappointment
their life was dissolved
when words like “forever”
refused to evolve.
These sad, shattered people,
who openly wept,
were crippled by heartache
for vows never kept.