“Holding Tomorrow in My Heart” (The Heart’s Promise to Those Yet to Come)
Introduction : “Holding Tomorrow in My Heart” is a moving promise to the future — to a wife yet unknown and children yet unborn. Through raw honesty, this poem vows to protect, respect, and love without limits. It challenges the cruelty often hidden behind closed doors and calls on all men to honor their families with courage and kindness. “Holding Tomorrow in My Heart” (The Heart’s Promise to Those Yet to Come) In the East, they say women are honored more, But even here, respect’s not always sure. Some turn blind eyes, some hearts don’t care, Kids suffer pain that’s too hard to bear. Watching this world, my heart silently cries, So I make two promises, deep and wise. First, to the angel who leaves all behind, To marry me and write my name in her heart— Promise me, you won’t break that heart, No tear escapes her sparkling, star-like eyes. Don’t yell like a coward, don’t hurt her soul, Hold her like life, make her whole. Die before you glance at another face, Even if ...