Empty Promises

I was told I was a neglected plant -

That I haven't been cared for properly,

I deserved to be put in the sunlight.

To bloom.

Be shown in all my beauty.

You promised so much.

I will thrive.

And grow.

Perhaps I misunderstood;

Or maybe I’m just naive.

You promised.

But you lied.

I didn’t get put out in the sun.

I was never even watered.

You put me in a dark cupboard,

with a photograph of a beautiful sunrise stuck on the door.

You promised me the world.

And here I am.

In the dark.

Slowly dying.

You promised.