Solemn Vow

I promise armloads of no speech,

House silence you may achieve for keeps.

I promise no opinions anymore, most notably

those dogmatic ones, the overtones 

you would prefer were returned to their nest. 

Wherever they may lay their heads,

let them rest. My personality takes work 

to embed. Just take me to bed and help me 

elbow my way elsewhere for a little while. 

It’s my style to overplay the game 

of dodgeball in the hope of permanent 

defense. I forget that without offense

there will be no score. With that I’ve gotten by. 

Don’t listen anymore. You’ve heard enough 

to let you fly. I promise I will know 

enough to forecast nothing to interfere 

with your pursuits, the honey scented 

and cemented truths.