The Promise I Keep

The Promise I Keep is a raw and tender collection of poems and reflections from a Black father fighting to protect his daughter’s heart, future, and faith in the middle of trauma, broken trust, and spiritual warfare.

Through intimate prayers, memories, and vows, he confronts generational pain, abuse, co‑parenting conflict, and distance, turning every wound into a promise: to break cycles, choose truth over silence, and return as the loving, present father his daughter deserves.

Blending storytelling poetry with reflective notes written directly to his child, this book becomes both a letter and a legacy—offering hope to any parent or reader who has had to love from afar, stand up against hidden harm, or cling to God’s protection when the system and people around them fall short.