Vows

Vows

All anyone can ask

Is to give you all can,

To try not lie,

And to love with all your heart and soul.

To vow to be faithful

Is a large part of what is wrong with this world

We expect too much

Then are upset when it falls apart

Just don’t flaunt them in front of me.

Don’t get trapped.

Be careful.

I don’t want a fixer up model.

Anyone who goes into a relationship

Intending to change someone

Ends up

With disappointments and heartaches

The only person you can count on changing

Is you.

So go into love with your eyes open,

And never end up

With your heart in pieces on the floor.

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The Spectre at the Feast

That one person no one notices

The one you care about the least

Haven’t you always noticed

There’s always a spectre at the feast

The one with the saddest eyes

The one hidden in plain sight

Casually greeting everyone

Seeming ready to flee at first fright

Can’t you just picture it?

The growing terror and dread

No one else knowing the panic

That exists only inside your head

Never knowing the right words

Hoping only it ends

Never knowing if you’re talking

To family, enemies or friends

This may all seem dramatic

I’m often called out for flair

But did you ever stop and wonder

If I know because I’ve been there?

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