Broken Promises

I built a home with walls of care,  

A fragile dream, a love to share.  

Yet through the cracks, a shadow crept,  

A secret kept while I had wept.  

Her smile, once pure, began to wane,  

A whispering wind, a growing pain.  

I asked the stars, "What did I miss?"  

A heart once whole now torn from bliss.  

Five times the blade cut through my chest,  

Each time she swore it was the last.  

A map of scars I came to wear,  

A testament to love laid bare.  

Yet still, forgiveness found its way,  

Through gritted teeth, through nights and day.  

For though her vows she could not keep,  

I chose my soul, not hate, to steep.  

Now in the mirror, strength I see,  

The man who rose, who set love free.  

For even as she walked away,  

I claimed my peace, my brighter day.