MY PROMISE

Made to you dear Dad. At sixteen 

Years of age.

Please never again hurt yourself." from beside my bed you plead.

Red eyes, fists curled, your shrunken frame I noticed, I nodded and agreed.

Over the years, it's been so hard.

Many obstacles in life have tested our pact.

I hold our bond very close to my heart. My promise to

Survive at every cost.

Every year that passes, for you, I've lived and not lost.