Love Poem: Easter Promises
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Written by: Tony Bush

Easter Promises

Silk smooth 

words, 

well-rounded, 

sweet with 

chocolate glaze; 

gold and 

easy 

on the ear, 

all in one 

basket 

counting 

the 

days. 



Ovular syntax 

rolling 

on tongue, 

luxuriant in a 

speech bubble; 

hairline cracks 

form 

on fragile shell, 

a sense of 

unease, 

a sense 

of 

trouble. 



What have I done? 

relinquished 

trust 

to whatever line I 

would swallow; 

promises, 

promises, 

moulded then 

broke, 

every 

Easter Egg 

was 

hollow...