Promises

Forgive me, star that lights my skies, 

for leaving you with no goodbyes. 

The weight I carry, hard to bear, 

has left my soul and heart beyond repair.

 

Time and life give little grace, 

no endless threads to find my place. 

I stand upon the ocean’s shore, 

and broke the vow that we’d endure.

 

I cannot drift where winds do blow, 

nor waste the seconds that I know. 

I swore that distance had no claim, 

but now I see, I spoke in vain.

 

I thought we’d part for just a while, 

our paths would meet after some miles. 

But words from lips that speak no more, 

could not undo what life had in store.

 

I promised I would come for you, 

that we would start again anew. 

But adding fuel to flames of pain, 

I knew deep down we’d not remain.

 

Do you still shine where I can’t see, 

or did you dim when losing me? 

Do you still rise with thoughts of us, 

or has the past turned into dust?

 

Yet life was cruel to both our hearts, 

no even hand, no gentle start. 

Each night I whispered prayers unheard, 

and hope, like ashes, blew with words.

 

I’ve heard you still believe in light, 

that happy endings feel so right. 

You love the scent of summer grass, 

but none of that for us, alas.

 

I know we gaze upon one moon, 

the same old question comes too soon. 

But in two worlds that cannot meet, 

I left you standing in defeat.

 

I thought this parting would be brief, 

but time has stolen that belief. 

One day, I’ll tell you all, and yet, 

will that bring peace or more regret?

 

I promised I would heal and mend, 

that soul and heart would blend again. 

But all those feelings turned to gray, 

and faded with the light of day.

 

I won’t pretend that time was kind, 

we both grew old, with much behind. 

But every minute of my days, 

belonged to you, in countless ways.

 

I said I’d come back from the storm, 

that I’d return where love was warm. 

But promises I couldn’t keep, 

left me adrift, in endless sleep.

 

I promised I would mend the seams, 

and water all our hopeful dreams. 

But time passed swiftly, cold and clear, 

our light went out, and left us here.

 

I know the pain you must have felt, 

I know you waited, as tears welled. 

Forgive me now, remembering when, 

our days belonged to what had been.

 

I know you settled, found your way, 

your light now warms the world today. 

But promises that slipped like sand, 

were lost to time’s relentless hand.

 

I know you thought I wouldn’t stray, 

but I got lost along the way. 

Yet still, until my final breath, 

I loved you true, beyond all death.