A Broken Promise

I wrote this poem for a friend of mine who was recently hospitalized for a terminal illness.

You said you didn't want a balloon, 

Or a stuffed teddy bear by your head. 

So I chose this, a form of writing, 

And wrote you a poem instead. 

We made a promise, many years ago. 

And I am sure you remember it well. 

We said that if one of us doesn't make it to heaven,

Then we'll both just burn in hell. 

Now, honey, I am sorry to inform you, 

Of why this promise will surely fail.

You see, you clearly have a pair of angel wings, 

And I have the devil's tail. 

I am breaking this promise, and I am sorry for that.

But I am surely going to burn in the fiery pit. 

And you tried to change me, but I failed to let you. 

So I won't drag you down, you don't deserve it. 

Our memories are what will always be remembered

And all the pranks we did will last in our minds forever. 

So go, get past those pearly gates. 

I don't want to see you in hell. Not today. Not ever. 

Sleep well, my precious butterfly. 

Author's Note

This one was really emotional for me to write, but my friend insisted that I share it because she enjoyed it a lot. No condolences necessary. She made her peace and lived happily. That's all that matters.

Reviews

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

A touching poem, thank you for sharing, Amelia.
I guess these are things that happen in a human's lifetime. If there's a heaven or a hell, I wonder, but if I could choose the moment I die, I prefer heaven, even if I'm not an angel, far from it. :) Rudi

[Amelia May]

I am sure if given the choice, we would all choose heaven. Haha.

[Michele Harman]

very touching and speaks to anyone who has lost someone or even suffered a break up very well written

[nerdcutie]

very beautiful and heart touching..

[Alycea Heredia]

this is great. I LOVE IT!!!

[Saanika Tambe]

A beautiful poem... Thanks for sharing..... Its got a real deep meaning which you were able to explain in a few verses. It is really touching and emotional.

[fierceauthor]

DIFFERENT, AND I LIKE THE WAVE OF THE OCEAN

[Mara]

Very emotional piece, thank you for sharing x

[star angel]

I love the poem very moving.

[Rosaliine]

Wow, a lot of emotion has gone into this. Thanks for sharing it x

[nightshade]

I loved this poem so much. I loved all the feelings that you put into your writing and how many different feelings that this poem brought out in me. not going to lie I almost cried. thank you for sharing this beautiful poem.

[AaronFreitas]

This is a really deep and emotional write. I read the headline before reading the words and I think it just made it all that much more powerful. Life is short and it sucks when we can see the end be it for us or someone else. Awesome work :)

[Amelia May]

Thank you Aaron. I am also glad you read the headline first, a lot of people skip over that.