Transient Promise
He promised me the moon and stars
All the love I could ever hope to know
He knew the way to reach into my heart
With a oath that he would always be there
I was filled with joy to know he loved me
Without a doubt, he was the one I needed
I wasn’t satisfied until I was married to him
And certain that he was coming home to me
He declared his love like it was engraved in stone
There was no need for worry or insecurity
I was loved like I’d only dreamed of, eternally
With him, I knew that our love was unconditional
I yearned to be with him every moment of the day
When he was away, I only wished he was with me
I learned to cope with his absences as they came
Slowly one hour turned to one day then even longer
He taught me that love meant letting go of your beloved
To allow them to go wherever they might need to
Soon, he was traveling so far I couldn’t really keep up
And I wasn’t with him for long, not nearly enough
I wanted to spend more time together, to share our hearts
Yet, I couldn’t seem to plead sufficiently to have him
Be with me as much as I had hoped, dreamed or thought
When I became the wife of the man who assured me of love
He gradually pulled away from our relationship and left me
To wonder what I’d done to cause him to go, let go of us
There were days when I groveled in sorrow and self-pity
But most often I simply wandered what I did to make him leave
I longed to be someone who he would find attractive and lovable
But it seemed that I had lost him to who knew who or what
I gave him my heart and he promised to always love me totally
However, I learned from experience that his promise was false
A promise of love should be eternal, yet sometimes, it is transient
The Promise Poetry Contest
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May 30, 2020
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