Poems & Short Stories

Broken Promises

Dear we were best friends,
We told each other everything,
From preschool to sixth grade we were inseparable.
But as we approached seventh grade things started to change.

You started sneaking out and ditching class,
Things were starting change and your grades started to slip.
You asked for help and with that smile,
How could I resist?

Your parents let you out again and I thought things would be normal again,
Oh how I was wrong,
You promised that we could hang out over the summer,
But how was I to that it was just the start of your broken promises?

Summer came and went and I thought that I would never see you again,
You didn't even bother to tell me your family was going on vacation.
Everyone asked if I went anywhere,
I was to embarrassed to say the one person I made plans with abandoned me.

I still wore the promise ring you gave to me,
You said that you would love me no matter what,
And you wouldn't care what others said,
You said that you wouldn't care how they judged.

Freshman year and you barely made it to high school,
You said love you to me nearly every day,
But it wasn't enough to make me forget,
That now the only time you talk to me is when I do your homework.

I started to talk to others and distance myself from you,
I stoped doing your homework and I thought it would be a wake up call,
You tried to talk to me again and say that we were friends,
But you cared about what people said and I did not.

Two years passed and it was the summer before our senior year,
I still do not know how you made it through.
You tried to lure me back with what I know would be more broken promises,
But dear it's 2018.

Nobody cares anymore!
You can hide from the judgement and fear,
But I am in love!
You can not drag or hold me back any longer.

I am not stupid anymore,
I well not fall for your lies,
Because I now know better,
Than to fall for your broken promises.

Written June 5th, 2018