This Promise

She said "I love him."He said "you don't."He said "break up with him."She said "I won't!"He said "you're a silly girl,Puppy love is all you feel."She said "no dad, Can you not see this is real?"Going round and round in circles,Lighting anger's candle wick.He wants more for his little girlBut her love is just too thick.With tears and a phonecallKnowing everything at stake,He swore unto his dear loveSomething her dad couldn't take...This promise:You stay, Alright.You say go and I'll fight.You say I'm not worth itI will fade out of your life.No matter what we're facingWe'll be locked together hand in hand.I'll never break your heart,Why can't he understand?She was too young for this, A baby in her womb.And he wasn't ready yet,His life had not the room.But he knew in his heart It was her choice to make,And he would support itFor their future's sake.She said abort it,And he said okay.She truely hopes for children,Just not today.Later when she wondersIf she should have let it live,He'll offer her the only thingThat could make the difference...This promise:Us together, no regrets.Many lessons, I'll respect.Everyday demands decisionsRegarding life and death.Whatever you go through,You won't have to face alone.I'll be by your sideLighting your way with my love.He said "I'm sorry."She asked "for what?""You've always been too wild,I deserve what I got.No one can tame you,God knows I tried.But for two years you've hurt me,For two years I've cried."He said "I love you."She said "please don't.""Let me be with someoneWho can give what I want."And even though it killed himHe had to let her leave,But before she could walk out,He made his final plea...This promise:I've made mistakes, a lot,But you are all I've got.You walk out there doorYou'll be walking with my heart.I know how much I'm losingAnd I know why you must leave,But you'll never live a daynot completely loved by me.Distance and time couldn't be great enought to lose you.I'll be in your heart, if not your mind.Memories don't fade, they just get buried.I don't know how to say I love you,But I'll try.When you're sad, I'll cryWhen you're happy, I'll smileWhen you're exhausted, I will walk a hundred miles.This feeling is overwhelmingBut of this I'm so sure of,Nobody could walk this earthWith more desire to know your love.Two years after their byesShe made a call.She was praying for hopeBut recieved none at all.For the one she loved so much,The one she could not forget,Was getting married to anotherAnd she could not handle it.She asked "Why not me?"He said "We've tried.I will love you alwaysBut I have a bright new life.""Everybody move on."It was a truth they both knew."But there is something she can't haveFor it's sole owner is you."This promise:When I fell, you cared.When I got lost, you were there.You loved me throughout everythingWhile I was too damn scared.I know that you're hurtingAnd maybe this will help.You never needed meYou were always the hero for yourself.This world is too big.The pains are in plenty.The traps are well hidden,But still there are many.Love is a deep holeThat everyone falls in,And tears are shed for lossesThat will be faced again.Her mother saw her heartAnd the anger that it felt.Love had been unkindto one so faithful unto it.If hope can cease to exist In one that is so young,Then what can revive herFrom the damange that's been done?This promise:Broken hearts do mend.They're pieced together to give againJust to be re-brokenas the cycle never ends.It's better to have loved and lostthan to never have loved at all.The pain will be in vainuntil you find the promising fall....By Stacey NalleyInspired by: Amanda Pruitt and Stephen DeCamp Jessica Archie and Matthew Pridmore Daniel Murphy and Crystal Parker Christopher Sprayberry James Phillips Lisa Nalley and myselfWritten: December 30, 2002 12:46 a.m.********************************************************What'cha think? Good enough to send in to a recording studio or still too lame? Maybe if I can make money off my songs I won't have to go into the military to pay for college. *sigh* a dreamer's dream, dreamt away on a stream of faded dreams. Like I always say: wishes are wasted on candle and stars.anyway...feedback people.~Red