I Promise
"I Promise"
"I have promises to keep
and miles to go before I sleep!"
These words were written
by the poet Robert Frost.
These words did bring to mind
thoughts of another kind,
what promises had I made
that became lost?
Easy words they are to say,
but sometimes harder to obey,
"I Promise"
is a short phrase
often said.
It is a solemn vow
that we do quite often mean,
without knowing
what does really lie ahead!
Hopes get very high
for "I Promise"
does imply
that one's word
will be kept at any cost!
When this is not done,
the trust is also neither won!
The belief in one's word
is also tossed!
It did give me pause
to understand the cause,
of promises
that I might not have kept!
How many hearts
were disappointed
and showed this effect
from the many, many
tears that were wept?
Though one cannot
change the past,
nor determine
nor forecast,
at any time
whatever lies ahead!
The only thing
that can be done
if a promise
has been made
is to keep it if
"I Promise"
has been said!
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