The Hasty Oath

You made a hasty vow

I do not know 

how much weight it bears 

but time will be the witness


Will you abide by your oath

or will it burden you? 

that rests on your resolve 

on your integrity 


Time moves on like a train

able to carry promises away

vicissitude, like the turbulent sea

may topple your loyalty  


But I will not be the one

holding the string 

that tethered me to your vow,

I will loosen my grip

when it begins to drift


By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States