BROKEN PROMISES

Is it just me

Or does everything fade

Even those promises

That we once made?

Swept out to sea

Caught in a storm

All those promises

Soon lose their form

& where do they go

These broken words of sweet perfume?

Are they buried forevermore

Lost inside a bottomless tomb?

Who can know?

Who can say?

When we're the ones

Who throw them away

These words are wasted

Meaningless drivel

Pointless sentiment

That can become uncivil

Words are special

They can paint a picture

& should not be spoken

With malicious stricture

Words can build a tower high

& later tear that building down

So use your words with ample caution

Without an arrogant, frivolous crown

Always think before you speak

Don't let your words go for cheap

& most importantly don't make

A promise you will never keep

©CJ