Broken promises

Life seems full of broken promises

..... we trust too much

and then we're disappointed

Often the seemingly broken promises

are really broken communication

.... she said.... I heard.... we both thought

different things.

The things we thought we said

became different things 

in each other's head. 

And it becomes a broken promise

once again..... 

..... another bitter stab

by the blade that we cannot touch

..... that cuts so easily

It hurts so much

as it pierces my heart. 

Our path together began so close 

..... we said the same words

and we thought that we heard..... 

what each of us said. 

.... but each step we took was angled

ever so slightly apart

and the further we walked, 

the further apart we were

till we reach a point where I try to touch you

..... and you're not even there. 

We call out to each other now

..... but the sound is muffled

by the clouds of uncertainty

© Ian Croft July 2019