Tightest Grip

Two people that set me back and helped grow

As I look at these two photos,

I recall a painful past

Both of them remind me

Of a love not meant to last

One led me on and played me

To support his selfish game

The other might have had me

But let me go out of fear of his name

Both left me broken-hearted

Not knowing what to do

But I learned they were not right for me

And felt determined to make it through

They influence me

To this very day

Though in my head

Try to nothing let them say

Their hold on my heart

Is the tightest grip

If I continue to struggle

My soul shall rip

I want someone to erase them

And contradict their deeds

Because every time I think of them

My heart....my eyes...they bleed

The passion I felt is evaporating

My fleeting hope

Is deteriorating

I want to feel that love...