
Broken Vows
I see the anger reflected in your face,
undefined as our love was at one time
when everything we did appeared fine
before the love and care was replaced.
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Was it love what for years we carried?
Everything we understood was unclear
and when silence took hold it did appear
we drifted apart as we stayed married.
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One day my living turned to desperation,
I felt trapped and lost without the notion
that anger replaced your lost emotions
and everything else became frustration.
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When did we lose what it was promised?
We never thought that our lives would end
with picking out pieces and time misspent
in making out words without being honest.
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Walking away I did with much hesitation,
freedom always comes with a price to pay
and all the years together I cannot erase
as I drift more apart in our separation.
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Now it’s time to unbind a broken vow,
to separate lives that never meant to be,
never meant to tie what was given free
but messed up in the process somehow.
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Maybe one day I’ll regard you dearly
when I see a smile I remember clearly,
maybe one day when we are far away
I’ll remember why I could never stay.
H.O.