A PROMISE IS A PROMISE

One soul's wound may be another's coveted jewel!

A PROMISE IS A PROMISE

In the realms of my inner mind lie dreams sheared

Of betrayals, of desertion and the power wrangle

Tests that friends have failed and strangers cleared

Where ties that bound turned ties that strangle

Every smile hurts, every step is a marathon effort

But I greet every dawn with a brighter smile

A pale shadow of all I ever stood for, I hurt

But I soldier on pushing myself yet another mile

The Force said the Oyster can teach us of Life

Its grace when it counters a grain of sand

Builds a pearl around the jabbing knife

And the Teacher’s word is my command

So thank your stars that I jump not the ship

As tempests loom I hold to the helm with a sigh

For a promise is a promise and I won’t ditch

So in death at least shall I hold my head high!