Broken Promises
Alexandrea Wayne 

Doors were locked and sealed
Away from friends and family;
Creeping something
different into our lives
The earth shook with anger
Letting Utahans first feel its hatred
Of the world ahead.
Screams for justice
Carried around downtown
Fear for families stayed home.
Broken promises linked
Shattered peace around us.
Followed home with no one
To turn to.
Broken promises lingered
In the lives of many.
Cancelled plans, cancelled celebrities
Lack of trust between citizens
Lack of sympathy for those fighting
On both sides; protecting lives and their own.
Finding escape in the trees and chilled
Mountains against the summer heat.
Heartaches for the fear ahead,
Praying for loss of humanity,
Not for unobtainable peace.