My vows are not hanging
from a clearance rack
for the highest bidder
with champagne lies
and designer apologies.
My heart is not currency,
not casino chips pushed across velvet tables
by people gambling on my softness
like it’s entertainment.
I learned too much
from empty rooms,
combat boots,
graveyard conversations,
and the rare souls
who stayed when the spotlight burned out.
My loyalty?
That was forged the hard way.
Not in boardrooms.
Not in gossip circles.
Not through bloodline politics
or social climbing handshakes.
It was built in midnight phone calls,
hospital parking lots,
deployment memories,
chosen family kitchens,
and the quiet promise of
“I’ve got you”
when life folded like a storm warning.
So no,
you cannot purchase my devotion
with status, money, influence,
or a temporary version of love.
I would rather walk alone
through another hard season
than sell pieces of my soul
to people who treat human connection
like a business merger.
My vows are sacred.
My heart still beats with purpose.
My loyalty belongs to those
who protect peace,
speak truth,
and understand that real love
does not come with a price tag.
Because some things
were never meant
to be bought.My vows are not hanging
from a clearance rack
for the highest bidder
with champagne lies
and designer apologies.
My heart is not currency,
not casino chips pushed across velvet tables
by people gambling on my softness
like it’s entertainment.
I learned too much
from empty rooms,
combat boots,
graveyard conversations,
and the rare souls
who stayed when the spotlight burned out.
My loyalty?
That was forged the hard way.
Not in boardrooms.
Not in gossip circles.
Not through bloodline politics
or social climbing handshakes.
It was built in midnight phone calls,
hospital parking lots,
deployment memories,
chosen family kitchens,
and the quiet promise of
“I’ve got you”
when life folded like a storm warning.
So no,
you cannot purchase my devotion
with status, money, influence,
or a temporary version of love.
I would rather walk alone
through another hard season
than sell pieces of my soul
to people who treat human connection
like a business merger.
My vows are sacred.
My heart still beats with purpose.
My loyalty belongs to those
who protect peace,
speak truth,
and understand that real love
does not come with a price tag.
Because some things
were never meant
to be bought.