Dying Promise



I’m not ready to say goodbye
I don’t want to see you go
I can see the pain inside your eyes
That you’re trying not to show
I know that it gets harder
On your body everyday
I wish I could do something
To take your pain away
I can’t believe how quickly
Twenty years have passed
We’ve shared all of life’s ups and downs, we had a lot of laugh’s
I can’t believe how quickly
Two decades have gone by
I’m not ready to lose you
I don’t want you to die
I don’t think I can make it
Without you by my side
But you made me promise
To be strong and survive
I don’t know how much longer
The two of us will have
But I’ll cherish every minute
Of whatever time is left
When God finally comes to get you
And take you up above
I will hold onto the memories
Of you and our love
I know that life without you
Is going to be tough
But I will keep my promise
And I won’t ever give up

About this poem

I wrote This poem for my soulmate. We were together for 20 years, married for 5 months. He just passed away on August 25 2022. He always said I should do this!

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Written on August 06, 2022

Submitted by sirischlaepfer on September 15, 2022

Modified on March 23, 2023

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Scheme abcbdefeGhiGajaklmndopqjrsrjtmu
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 910
Words 205
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 31

Siri Brady Schlaepfer

I’ve been writing poetry for years. But never wanted to put myself out there, because of fear. My husband thought I was good enough! So I will give it a shot. more…

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  • literaturedon707
    Dying Promise
    The Poet manages to get me a poem whose speaker treasures in genuine Love. I feel welcome to the soul of sharing the times in their companionship. In spite of shift from aura of joy to suffering, the speaker's task of committed love and care wobbles not. It sounds the speaker is more of casualty than victim.... My choice does not mean other poems are inferior. In fact I was stuck among the choices.... Good luck.
    Michael M Njoroge. 
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • l-pugh1
    This Poem drew me in , and put me in the writer’s shoes , very well crafted
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • dianebarlow
    I thought the poem was thought provoking and deep. It read well and the metre and rhythm were good.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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