PROMISES
by Manya Saxena
This year I promised to write
only happy songs and I did,
for a while but monsoon
came unannounced and
my paper, my paper drowned
This year I promised to run
barefeet on the grass and I did,
for a while, but I forgot about
the land mower, which mowed
the entire garden until I was
standing barefoot on concrete.
This year I promised to dance
my heart out and I did, for a while
but it took two seconds and
an uneven surface to break my leg.
This year I promised to have no
regrets and I did but you came
and destroyed my self esteem,
shattered my hopes and left me
alone, forlorn.
This year I promised to not think
too much but I didn't , I didn't try,
I didn't stop. Instead, I stopped
making promises that I couldn't
keep, wrote myself a love song
and left.
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