Lost in the fog Alone in the deep Bound by a promise That he couldn’t keep Their love was wrong Taboo in fact Desires forbidden Neither afraid of the consequence The bounding promise Became a chain Weighing him down Hoping he’d refrain Devoid of feeling Too selfish to care He threw all caution to the wind To keep her instead The result of his actions Came past due In the form of a letter With unfortunate news The woman he had broken so many promises to keep Became another’s In a few short weeks