Enlighten me, please

Poetry, Writer life

When you said forever,
Did you mean, till death do us part?
Or till your love fades away?

When you said you’ll be there,
Did you mean, always?
Or just when it suits you?

When you said we’ll make it,
Did you really mean it?
Or was it a little white lie?

All the promises we made,
Did you just change?
Or you’ve been a perfect liar all along? 

Oh baby, please, enlighten me,
As I keep wondering on and on…
Sitting alone in our favorite park.

Featured image by: fsHH from Pixabay

For, Eugi’s weekly prompt: Enlighten

97 thoughts on “Enlighten me, please”

  3. Like Bharath said, forever is a myth. We are just chapters in each other’s stories. Besides, the promises we make are rarely kept.

  6. Well said… so many folks fling out promises, then rarely keep them. Better to make none and keep none, than to make tons, and keep none. ;))

      1. Since “Spirited Soul” has recently and kindly “liked” my above comment (coincidentally, just after a comment discussion about promises on my own blog!), I will add that it’s something I learned about twenty-plus years ago, when I first truly tried to practice better “promise (and/or non-promise) practice” myself. 😈😇💃🏼🏹

        (Sometimes I still fail, especially when it comes to minor things, and/or re: promises I make to myself — but I still try. ;))

        Hugs to you, dear WildHeart, and thanks so much for your kind support of my whimsical rhymes. It’s been a pleasure getting to know your lovely poetry in return. 😍😚❣️🙏💛

  10. Forever is a beautiful notion to comfort the heart. Sadly, its not practically applied in modern times. Yet its a glorious promise that can captivate anyone’s mind. For the heart always yearns for that kind of emotional security. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful post!

    1. So true Sidharth! Thank you so much for reading this and sharing your insights on it. It’s so sad that nothing is permanent these days! 💔❣️

      1. Nah nonsense from my boss is something that tragically seems like a permanent phenomenon. 😂 So there are things that are permanent… Whether they may be desirable or not, that’s something which is debatable though. 😅

    1. Thank you so much Christina ❤️ I’m so glad you enjoyed this. I hope to keep creating posts that keeps you interested. Loads of love. 💕💕

  13. Emotional and powerful. You share the pain of unkept promises so beautifully and openly. All we ask for is honesty, and yet it is so rarely what we get. A wonderful piece with great eloquence! Much love! ❤

  17. ‘When you said we’ll make it’,this one stanza was just some another level.. felt depth of the writer’s thoughts, sach me amazing … just kuch pal jo sath hai.. usi me khush rhe… kasme yade yaar vaffaa…. vaade hai… vado ka kya… koi hota to kya hota .. koi hota to vo hota…. 🤞💕🙏

  19. An exquisite piece, Shreya! If people could just be honest, it would save a lot of heartaches. Thank you so much for participating. 😊

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    1. Thank you so much Shruthi! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I hope you enjoy more of my words. Loads of love! Stay safe & take care. ❣️😘😘

  25. Dear Wildheart, with old age. Words are meaningless, the evident of love is holding on in the good or bad days. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry. Be safe my friend.

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