Promises

Do they mean anything
When they are never kept.

A promise of protection
But they make you vulnerable.
A promise against loneliness
But they leave on your own.
A promise to love
But it never shows.

Would you do this
To your only child.
To face the world
On their own.
With no-one to turn to
When the world becomes harsh.
By leaving this world
And going to the next.

I know they never meant to
But it still hurts inside.
To know that mum and dad
Are never coming home.
That promises made
Will never be kept.

To whither away
Becoming broken promises.