The story and poem behind this photo:
The story:
In 2013 a wonderful man, a man I will always love, had proposed to me and I had said yes. But when he placed the engagement ring on my finger the fear of failure overtook me. I could not stand the thought of another divorce. He tried to assure me we would not be another statistic but the pain of my past was too big.
This photo was taken the afternoon of our breakup. I stopped at a park to go for a walk and try to get control of my emotions. A few weeks prior a word of prophecy had been spoken over me at an event I attended with Kathy Allendorfer I won’t go into details but it involved butterflies. This butterfly was so beautiful and somehow I felt that it was a tangible sign from God that He was with me as I cried out to him in my pain.
The Poem: Broken Promises
We talked for hours
You made me laugh
Surprised me with gifts
Didn’t care about my past
I loved you more
than words could say
And it broke my heart
To have to walk away
You promised me
Everything I had ever wanted
Travel, Adventure, Security
But my heart was scarred and haunted
The cuts and brands of divorce
Created within me a deep
and terrible fear
I never expected to run
Until the ring appeared
Broken promises
Four times before
Suddenly I realized
I just couldn’t do this anymore
Marriage was once
my favorite thing
Now it’s just an illusive fantasy
And my love for you a forever dream
