Broken promises

Promises are bonds of word to hold thy soul,

 keeping their true spirit it alters the universe,

The second the chain comes loose and apart

 all the thoughts and feelings are dispersed,

Scattering like peals from a broken necklace

 hither tither they go unchecked and scattered.

Words that you utter to your friends and foe

 write them on your thoughts to keep all,

It is a prayer untold, unheard and unsung

 as they vanish in a bottomless fall,

Before you promise to your loved one

 once gone will not return with a call.

Empty hand and a hollow heart remain

 promises are dead bird's wings flutter,

Cold ruthless winds of seething pain

 where are those warm word uttered, 

Ripped of from the heart which beseeches

 not a single reason  is muttered.

Whisper not a single phrase so ardent

 acts that can not keep up yet follows,

Do no give love its baseless glory

 where all gets drowned in murky shallows,

Keep thy word and glow thy heart

 save love from perishing at the gallows.