We Promised

we promised each other we would always remember, we swore we would never forget.

but that was before, back when we were together, we hadn’t departed just yet.

now fifty states and a thousand mistakes lie between the crux of our brains

and all that I dream is to reach for the phone and pretend that you’re calling my name.

you’ll tell me that you miss me, then I’ll shout “I feel the same”

you’ll whisper “I’ll be back”

you’re still my secret cure of pain

but instead, I cry a river

and now await the sun

for I don’t have the means to build a bridge

not the energy to run

across, to the land of forget

across, to the land of forgive

we never planned our death

we were too hopeful that we’d live

but we are not immortal,

and all good things must end.

nothing lasts forever,

I just wish that we’d stay friends

because we promised

we promised

instead of suffering in silence,

instead of suffering alone

that would really be the test

to prove that you’re full grown

but I can’t have what doesn’t exist

and I won’t wait around to try

but when I was falling for you fast

it almost felt like I could fly

so promises are broken,

and really everything must die

but when I was falling for you fast

it almost felt like I could fly

so promises are broken,

and really everything must die

you weren’t my first just the first that I chose

I won’t forget the reason why

so now my heart is pierced

with broken shards of glass

I was a fool to think you’d catch me

I was a fool to think we’d last

with a thousand hellos and no proper goodbye,

your memory remains

I’ve been trying to forget you

but you’re cemented in my brain.

We Promised

Author: Jackie Paladino
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Author Bio: Jackie Paladino is a poet, singer, songwriter, actress, and model currently residing in New York City. A student of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Ms. Paladino was most recently seen as Sara in the Off-Broadway Production of “A Family Christmas Reunion.” She has also recently performed in a L’Oreal Commercial, at the United Nations, PIT, and the PNC Arts Bank Center. When she isn’t acting or writing, you can most easily find her and her band throughout the tri-state area. Feel free to find music videos of hers via Buzzfeed here http://bzfd.it/2Cv1MkP, music releases via Coffeehouse Label here http://bit.ly/2rnasDU, and more about her at Jackie-Paladino.com. Bookings through MMG Management.
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