A Life-long Promise from Me to You

This is a sequel or follow-up to my poem: Coffee and You. This is a foolish promise to live by. Especially when one realizes they were just being used.

A Life-long Promise from Me to You

By Trey Jakosalem

 

They say goodbyes hit the hardest.

They say goodbyes are a new beginning.

They say goodbyes are there for a new hello.

They say goodbyes are the end…

 

I don't like that last one.

 

On the days when I smell the rain,

I lie in bed reminiscing…

About the times I took pictures of the weather.

And I'd send them to you, hoping they’d make you feel better.

 

On the nights I see the moon,

A golden glow or a bright soothing white.

I remember I took pictures of the moon, beautifully haunting.

I send them to you, saying…

 

"I found the moon particularly beautiful tonight.

If you can't see it, I got those for ya."

 

I never got to say that phrase that I wanted.

A phrase that you might not even get.

"The moon is beautiful, isn't it?"

A subtle way of saying… I love you.

 

But we're still friends, and that's what matters.

I'll try and win your heart back, but until then…

 

Remember my promise to you:

I'll love you for as long as you need me.

I'll love you even when you don't.

I'll love you until you learn to love yourself, and even after that…

And remember that I won't abandon you if you won't abandon me.

 

Let the rain soothe my pain.

Let the moonlight embrace me.

Let the world know I love you so.

 

I want you to know…

That I have no other intention but to love you… straight and true

That I'd gladly be a villain to the world if they dare so much as hurt you.

 

Because I don't want to be "just friends",

But I guess we're both not yet ready.

And until then, so be it, friends it is.

But I want you to know that I love you more than that.

I hope someday, one day, you'll feel the same.

 

Just remember my promise… that I love you so.

And I dare not say goodbye.

 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

making the transition from friends to lovers is not easy, especially if we were lovers who became friends and want to reverse that again.
ninth stanza, did you mean "soothe"?
a goodbye could mean an end...and if that possibility needs to stay open for a relationship to change, we need to stick around to give it a chance to happen.
j.

[Trey Jakosalem]

Indeed, Sir J, it is far from easy, although I seem to have gotten better at it with time.
read moreIndeed, Sir J, it is far from easy, although I seem to have gotten better at it with time.

And yes, thank you, Sir, for pointing out that error. I truly still have much to learn!

As for the goodbye, she and I have said our goodbyes, and indeed, we are, sadly, no longer friends. Still, I believe the experience was worth it.

Thank you for your guidance.