Broken Promise

She had auburn hair

And a cute smile

And I never

Told her

How I felt

I was never brave enough

Never tough enough

And she

Just

Kept living

Like people do

Then she met him

And the other day

She was in a white dress

Her auburn hair

And smile

On full display

As she walked towards him

Ready to promise

A promise

That a lot of people break these days

And I can’t help

But hope

That she does break her promise to him some day

I hope she falls out of love with him soon

And finds the guy

Who never had the courage

To tell her

How he felt

All of those years ago

Yes,

I am that selfish.

-C.H.