A Promise
Looking at the innocence on your face as you slept
Memories flood through cascading tears
Knowing you practically forever
How are the bad memories erasing the rest?
You keep your hold on me through a promise
A promise to stay by your side no matter what
As a child, did I know, the punishment I placed myself in?
A promise that gave me life without parole
Is this the reason we came into each others lives?
For you to have your guardian angel
To be the black hole to absorb your pain
To listen to your sorrows
To wipe the rivers that flow from an unknown source
Your pain Is to great
You lash at the ones in your sight
Your anger makes people assault you
They no longer care
They are no longer by your side
Then you see me
Through out the years I have taken it
Taken your yelling
Taken your punches
Taken, yes taken your stupid slaps and hair pulling
The fury in your eyes, when you see me smile
The scars on my body have no meaning, no feeling, and they no longer feel pain
The scars embedded in my soul will never give you its sorrow nor its secrets
These scars are my body armor
Many have asked "Why do I stay?"
"You'll never understand", Is my response
"A promise I made from an innocent heart…"
"…A promise is why I stay."
DenAsia_fc
(3-10-2014)