Promises given...
And then lifted from children,
Expecting to be gifted...
Dries an anticipation,
Bubbling innocently in the younger ones.
Those implanted with hopes and dreams...
Sparkling and beginning in the minds of some.

And once these exciting wishes diminish...
A delighted twinkle in the eyes is lost!
Something inside,
Feels not right, incomplete and unfinished.
Leaving apologies that seldom come,
Hard to accept as excuses from anyone!
Especially if promises mentioned are not done!

Lawrence S. Pertillar

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