Iron grip holds firm Put up the greatest fight Struggle for years to get free But grip fastens even tighter Through pain, joy, sorrow This grip stands undaunted; Memories of you are few But stronger than a lifetime's. Each memory clip holds Unimaginable volumes of volumes As time grows, Each memory clip grows One scale after another, A Steele resolve after another To steer clear of you To let sleeping dogs lie Is shattered to shreds, For when your heart beats, Squeezes in pain, Mine responds in resonance A hundred strings on my guitar are strung And I awake as from stupor I stand on full alert To render any help possible, As much as is allowed Prayers are offered up To the one who is Omnipotent The answer to every puzzle Help! My heart bleeds Bleeds in two different locations In two different bodies, Odd though One heart, Apparently one life Yet communication a strain Unwilling willingness astride Bits and pieces of information Meaningless even put together, Emptied into the heart Unwanted wanting, Unloved love, Blocked from communion And the mystery settles, Secrecy thrives in the dark Will the grip linger on?