What remains?

What remains of a promise that couldn’t be kept?
What becomes of a promise that is cracked?
Will it turn into a perjury or something bad?
Is a promise a lie if it couldn’t be kept?

What remains of a hope that is lost?
What becomes of a hope that is dropped?
Will it turn into something stupid or something bad?
Is it something you better never have had?
     Is a hope a lie when it is lost?

What remains of a dream if it doesn’t come true?
What becomes of a dream that broke so soon?
Will it turn into a nightmare, into something bad?
Is it something you better never have had?
     Is a dream a lie if it doesn’t come true?

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