I walk in the sand,
Humming a song of my once-favorite band.
I see far ahead
A man resting, as if in bed.
I walk towards him
As if from a love film,
A pull I cannot explain
A connection that would not break, even with strain.
As I near him I notice,
A woman giving him a kiss.
My heart sinks at the loss
Of this man I did not know or even cross.
Why do us humans
Fall in love in mere seconds?
And why do us lovers,
Forget about forevers?
If love is so important
Then why do we let it become spent?
If marriage is a promise,
Then how many promises have we let demolish?
As I continued on the beach,
I thought about this conclusion I’d reached-
I won’t be like so many others-
Picking up and dropping multiple "true lovers."
I’ve now made a small promise to myself,
I will never marry without my love on their shelf.
For forever,
Ending never.
This is my promise.