Promise (Part 1) -

He would travel far to find her

Finally she breathed her answer

She’d been waiting by the window

Finally he held her close…

And did not let go

She had kept it safe and secret

Standing silent by the window

Finally she breathed her last

For what she had to give was final

He held her

He had made a simple promise

Whispered in their final first kiss

Cradled in his arms, she lay still

Never made it home…

But she will