#oaths
Promise kept, for the sake of promise kept.
Robes worn, for the sake of robes worn.
Wedding bands, and oming hands.
The value in virtue, I will willfully adorn.
Its tightening locks of golden strands
the lightning rocks me, but it understands.
I must work through what I've made,
I trust the solace in this, a stoic slave.
I picked my lot and hold it fast,
I'll stick my spot, this mold is cast
Doubt will cause a shadow
and I've drunken all I had, so
a deep drink in divine, then have your spew.
Trust in the voice
that made this choice,
and for this lifetime, actually see it through.
Sep 3, 2023
Sep 3, 2023 at 2:11 AM UTC
I made a promise that I've kept,
An oath I carry with every step;
A naked vow when undressed,
A pledge I'd no desire to test.
You made a promise that you broke,
An oath you mouthed when you spoke;
A vow that withered, dried and choked
The pledge that now sticks in your throat.
Was it your intention then
To take the words and make them bend;
To throw your voice like a ventriloquist.
Were your fingers crossed behind my back?
We clearly heard your words of honour,
Your assurances you'd never wander;
A bond to tie us til we'd die,
A covenant sworn between you and I.
Words... words... words.
Jun 19, 2017
Jun 19, 2017 at 10:42 AM UTC
Draw in your hand,
and speak your desires,
upon the thin paper of my heart.
Let me compose them into songs of the creek, let's feel
the sound of the cricket's chirp, all week. We'll get lost,
And fly away like a dream into the night, forgetting the cost
Of freedom, for by the dawn our time will only be revealed.
We'll run up upon the towers and dance into the amber sky,
for we will renew the earth by the light of songs.
We'll watch as the world turns cold, as our hearts fly with such power.
For like my jacket that covers you, let my voice always hold you.
In the embers of your heart, let me receive all of you.
Like the red dress that sings about you, let me forever
love you so.
Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 10:16 PM UTC
*☯
You have never once;
lost the translation of love
in the moon's phases.*
Feb 22, 2018
Feb 22, 2018 at 10:05 PM UTC
My vow
shattered on the floor
and with it
came an out-pour
of my blood.
I'm sorry
for what I've
done, will
you forgive
me, still?
I know
who you are:
guilt. you
are here to scar,
not wound.
The blade
was mine. I set
the timer for
failure; a clean
crisp one.
Sep 24, 2025
Sep 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM UTC
It is hard
Keeping it internalized
For such things
Keep me paralyzed
From time to time
Seated there
Talking to you
One wonders
How such a marvelous creature
Could be in a life such as mine
So close
Yet so far
Out of reach
Yet just a touch away
Still...
I swore an oath
Never to be broken
Alas, if such happens
I am to punish myself
For I am to never
Never
Be in romance again
Or to hold you in my arms...
Why?
Because I'm scared of hurting anyone
Ever again
So from now and forevermore
As long as I can
I shall never love again
Or at least never reveal it...
Still...
I find myself yearning for you
Wishing to hold you in my arms
Alas, such shall never be
For the likes of me
So here I stand
Alone
To bare the ancient tide
Strike after strike
Wave upon wave
Until I grow old
And fade from this mortal realm
- Jay M
August 30th, 2019
Aug 30, 2019
Aug 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM UTC