Dash

by Shantel Tessier

“Nothing too bad. I’m a little reckless, I guess you could say.”

“You make me feel reckless,”

“I promise. We are going to be okay. I would never do anything to hurt you.”

I swallow hard, knowing that promises are made to be broken. In the end, ‘promise’ is just a word spoken to prevent the inevitable that no one wants to see coming. I promise I love you. I promise you’re my everything. I promise not to hurt you. Do you see a pattern? Promise makes you think that you have a chance. A candy-coated word to sweeten the pot.

want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to wake up every morning knowing that you’re mine.”

Hey baby, I can’t stop thinking about how much I love you. I want you to be mine…forever! Love you!

“I will forever wipe your tears away,”