promises made
written somewhere
on lost papers
in the saltwater gained
who I’d be
what I would do
how things
our lives would change
& now
they lie forgotten
just another set
of cold nights
lying alone
semi drunk prayers
drifting into dead air
for lost lovers
half-forgotten friends
sulky solemn things we say
& the promises made
driftwood & sand
on the currents of another life
our fading days