As if Once Wasn’t Enough

Bella Argentino

As pairs of eyes were glossed

They were playing for keeps
But they both knew the cost
Still, the two took the leap
And ended up completely lost

Trying to find a way back to paradise

Stretching and grasping on strings of nothing
Willing to throw all the bad away and sacrifice.
Yet the constant roughing and shoving
Was enough to break that splice

But time after time they’d crawl back

They never gave up, despite both still bleeding,
And each rekindled moment was off-track.
The foundation already cracked and brooding;
Still, both were clinging onto the fact

There was still a fire, still a spark to be felt.

Both convinced, just needed some form of help
But in reality, deep down both understood,
Nothing could save the broken two.