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Fake promises. Fake promises. Fake promises… Words so sweet they melted into my ears Until I, the innocent girl, Began to feel like I was the one losing my mind. You told me you loved me— But all you wanted Was to satisfy your selfish desires. You told me I was the most beautiful girl in the world— But your flattery was only bait, A trap dressed as tenderness. You told me you would never leave me, “No matter what happens,” you said. But your intention Was only to make me drop my guard, To make me trust what was never real. Then time came. I was pregnant. And suddenly you said You were not responsible. You claimed you were too young. You told me you could never marry “someone like me.” You spat the words— Ugly. Not your class. Not your type. Yet just yesterday I was “the most beautiful girl in the world.” Now I was nothing. Invisible. Discarded. A fatherless child entered the world— With no one to call “Dad.” No one to lift her when she fell and scraped her knee. No one to hold her when she cried. No one for her to run to When her mother’s hands were tired and life was heavy. Your fake promises. Your foolish promises. Selfish boy— Master of lies. You brought misery to me And to the innocent child You rejected before she ever opened her eyes. Believe you again? Never. Never in my life. I will be master of myself. I will rise and control my destiny. I will educate myself, Grow myself, Build myself. And one day, You will look at me And see everything I became Without you— Foolish boy, Master of lies. Fake promises. Fake promises. Fake promises.
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Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM UTC
Fake Promises Copyright ©2008 Mirriam K Musonda-Salati
Fake promises. Fake promises. Fake promises… Words so sweet they melted into my ears Until I, the innocent girl, Began to feel like I was the one losing my mind. You told me you loved me— But all you wanted Was to satisfy your selfish desires. You told me I was the most beautiful girl in the world— But your flattery was only bait, A trap dressed as tenderness. You told me you would never leave me, “No matter what happens,” you said. But your intention Was only to make me drop my guard, To make me trust what was never real. Then time came. I was pregnant. And suddenly you said You were not responsible. You claimed you were too young. You told me you could never marry “someone like me.” You spat the words— Ugly. Not your class. Not your type. Yet just yesterday I was “the most beautiful girl in the world.” Now I was nothing. Invisible. Discarded. A fatherless child entered the world— With no one to call “Dad.” No one to lift her when she fell and scraped her knee. No one to hold her when she cried. No one for her to run to When her mother’s hands were tired and life was heavy. Your fake promises. Your foolish promises. Selfish boy— Master of lies. You brought misery to me And to the innocent child You rejected before she ever opened her eyes. Believe you again? Never. Never in my life. I will be master of myself. I will rise and control my destiny. I will educate myself, Grow myself, Build myself. And one day, You will look at me And see everything I became Without you— Foolish boy, Master of lies. Fake promises. Fake promises. Fake promises.
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Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM UTC
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