Poem for today:  another try at a pantoum poem

"broken promises"

I made a promise to you

your promises fell through

I starved for your affection

you left me with only crumbs

your promises fell through

and our love shattered like glass

you left me with only crumbs

it never meant anything to you

our love shattered like glass

and I drown myself in tears

it never meant anything to you

when I etched my name on your heart

I drown myself in tears

as I starved for your affection

I etched my name on your heart

when I made a promise to you

For today's poem, I experimented with a "pantoum" poem.  It is a modern adaption of Malaysian folk poetry.  You can find out more information here at poets.org website here.

Here's my attempt at a pantoum poem:

“as children”

as children, they put us together

to grow up, side by side

but as adults, we grew apart

we never had their bond

to grow up side by side,

I was too timid for your tastes

we never had their bond

and you were too wild for me

I was too timid for your tastes

we couldn’t be like our mothers

and you were too wild for me

we were not on the same page

we couldn’t be like our mothers

and as adults, we grew apart

we were not on the same page

though as children, they put us together