Broken Promises

Deafening silence
Broken heart
Pain in every breath

Betrayed trust
Hopeless hope
When will I ever rest?

You came to me
You wanted my love
With trepidation
I followed the path.

I trusted you
To keep my heart
Safe, secure,
And fast.

But now you want
To give me back
The gifts that I
Have given

You throw them at
My feet like dust
Your honesty
Forgotten

Chasing rainbows off you go
Desiring to be free
Yet you won’t make up your mind
Or give real hope to me

I tell you that I love you still
It won’t just go away
As much as I would like it to
The lies get in the way

Understanding could maybe come
In the quiet of the night
If only I knew you cared for me
And for my poor heart’s plight

Hope your sleep is restful, “friend”
You sleep with guilty conscience
I wish that I could be so cold
So selfish with my heart

You promised to love and cherish me
To hold me safe against the night
To always solve our problems
With love after every fight

So many promises, so many dreams
Lie broken at my feet
How I wish I could just lie down
And evermore just sleep.

Powerful writing...good job!

devanna that was beautiful.
yes i cried when i read it , and im still crying now
your poem struck so many cords , its as if you had writin it about my life

as this is just how i felt when "she" did the same to me.
<<< hugs >>>

Aww...thanks OD. Sorry it made you cry though...but maybe they were healing tears?

Beautiful writing.