The Promise
Often now when in a contemplative mood
Relaxing with not a care
Suddenly recalling a promise
An innocent, spur of the moment promise
made on an intimate occasion long ago
A promise made in jest
made in the heat of passion
No real intent of actually seeing it to fruition
A promise made nevertheless
A promise
Hollow, shallow, superficial
Disturbing to me, now
A promise haunting me all these years
A promise attempt to make light of it, laughing at it
denying it, ridiculing the idea of it
Binding me ?
Thinking of the promise, thoughts swelling inside
Bursting at brain seams
Pushing me, pulling me, pressuring me
to keep my promise, to you.
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Submitted by hitalot on August 28, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 3, 4 |
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