Broken Vows

i promised you that i would bring,

a beautiful, precious diamond ring,

i even stole it from the guards,

who left me broken, burned, and scarred.

i promised you a million smiles,  

to make your summer days worthwhile,

but, alas, the days they lived too long,

you couldn’t bear the birds, the sunlight, the song.

i promised you a lack of tears,

no inhibitions, an absence of fears.

but darkness leapt and gave you a fright--

how you tossed and turned that gloomy night!

i promised you all that i should,

i do what i can, i did what i could,

but, alas, i am not among the blessed,

to make you joyous, or to impress.

i promise you my utmost love,

for that is what i am made of,

so take my hand and let us go,

see all there is to see, know all there is to know.