Broken Promises

So many promises
A solemn vow
The best of intentions
All gone now

Yesterday we dreamed
Today laid it to waste
Years of hoping
All gone in haste

The poems you wrote
The portrait you were to paint
When reality intercedes,
Illusions grow faint

There were hours of bliss but
There are years of loneliness ahead
We thought we’d laugh together
But fate mocked at us instead

You said you’d always be there
But I’m here all alone
We made a few mistakes
But a lifetime is too long to atone

You promised,
You said we’d never be apart
Broken promises,
They broke my heart…


Nada Rasheed Quraishi