A promise –
Does it include
The sweet nothings,
That lovers choose,
To whisper,
To each other,
As they lie in embrace,
Before the night,
Has given birth
To a new dawn;
Sans witnesses,
To keep record
Of their promises?

A promise –
Is it the gift
Of newfound hope,
That a parent
Bestows,
On a wide eyed child,
Who has just asked,
For a precious little something,
That would brighten up
Their innocent life?

A promise –
Is it the hint
Of a new beginning,
That’s embedded
In the core,
Of the day’s ending,
When the sun slips away,
Quietly into the west,
Leaving the world
Cocooned in rest?

A promise,
Could mean
Different things,
Depending on
Who’s receiving.

The only certainty
Around promising
Is this –
When it isn’t kept,
A promise leaves,
In its wake,
A broken soul.

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