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Contest-Broken Promises-Sponsor-Silent One-6/26/26

Broken Promises

The broken promise of love
led me to a lonely lifeless path
where the scale that weighs pain
was held by the hands of deceit

Once...love passed between our eyes
it felt real and warmly tender
this emotional gift of promise
was shared in moments of confessed surrender
never knowing how fragile a heartbeat was
how easily it flickers like moonlight
hidden behind drifting clouds
passing on a cold breeze of betrayal
    breaking my bewildered heart
leaving only standing stones, soft with moss
    as monuments to yesterday
around the pyre of my hearts borrowed corpse
its ashes carried off into a haunted darkness
where shadows hide and weep, for what was beautiful
 
it all ended in a silent faceless hush
    before the saddest
violins began to play inside my heart
each cord a memory unraveling in pain
until the music faded away, never to be heard again
So, it is...the love I believed to be real
    was an illusion
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July 7, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Your poem is perfect for this contest... I could feel the angst, the pain and the heartache in your words.... Many will relate to your poem, it hurts when those who claim to love you break their promises.. It all ended in a silent faceless hush... how true for so many... But I can see why it is important to walk away in silence from those who betray with their words.. Congratulations on your first place in the contest...
Etgen-Baker Avatar
June 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
such a feeling of sadness enveloped me at the end of your poem--one that flowed with some beautiful metaphors. Faving.
Empress Avatar
June 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Sad when love turns out as an illusion for some dear Frederic, youv written a very poignant and heartfelt poem that flows seamlessly with exquisite metaphors and more! I especially loved "passing on a cold breeze of betrayal breaking my bewildered heart leaving only standing stones, soft with moss" gosh I felt the pain! So vividly described and expressed! Pleasure reading you today! Best wishes ~ Sending you light always
Parker Avatar
June 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
my poems reveal my heart to the world, dear poet...thank you for sharing the kindness of your heart, my poetic friend
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