I never make promises I can’t keep.

Until you came along.

And the funny thing is, I promised those things with intentions of keeping them.

How fiercely we clung to the hope that we had forever.

We made inside jokes like they were the strings that would hold us together.

Tightening the bond we thought unbreakable.

But then the strings broke.

And here I am thinking of ways to still keep my promises.

I know where we went wrong. But what I still can’t wrap my head around is why.

Why did the strings break?

Why did you never fight for me?

Why is this how it ends?

Why?

So, I’m left here with all of my questions.

But I’m tired of waiting for answers.

So, I leave with new promises to myself.

And I leave our oaths to the sea to float away.

And hope I can forget them like you forgot me.