Promises Promises

If a promise understood the spoken word
would it ignore the roar of devotion's cheer
or disregard the sight of a despondent tear
Better... it bond the two hearts
than falsify its token pledge
because its grasp
just might quell that offensive urge
and thus
defend the heart from a tormentor's dirge
chastising
the inconsiderate tongue that swells them
~
Key words mistyped in letters dear
where finger strokes and angry thoughts combine
so that sadly
one flawed phrase inclements
and forever storms our minds
~
If promises could interlace with beating hearts
Perhaps
tears could find defence from poison darts
~~~

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Your overall message is a bit too cryptic for me to follow, but I'm catching a bit of resentment toward promises, a clever thing to choose to personify & I enjoy your inventiveness in doing that. I never make promises & I disregard promises that people make becuz it's all BS to me. We cannot control our lives to the extent that we humans have any right to be making promises. I think this is the gist of your lyrical satirical rant. But I could be very wrong about that! *wink! wink!* Happy Easter to you & your loved ones (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie