He Promised

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He promised not to leave,
Not to hurt her.

She begged him to take it back,
Not to make it a promise.

Low and behold,
Two months later he's slipping away.

She should be okay,
It happened with all of the ones before.

But her mind keeps going back,
To the day he promised.

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