With the first there were children and a once happy past…
So hard to compete and make a second one last.
The first gave him things the second could never give….
The children - a legacy that forever will live.
The second saw the pictures and markings of time….
Of the relationship that once had rhythm and rhyme.
But even after the melody has faded away….
The first won't let him sing a new song today.

With the first the horizon eventually turned gray…
The second believed she could brighten his day.
But the first like a cloud that lingers above…
Does nothing but rain storms down on their love.
She is a presence that will always be there…
And the choices he makes to the second aren’t fair.
The best for the children is always the excuse…
While the second must bear the brunt of abuse.

He said with the first there were no emotional ties….
But the truth of his actions revealed his own lies.
The second waited patiently for him to see the light…
He promised many times he would do what was right.
He claimed the second meant much more to him…
They promised each other the first wouldn't win.
But when given the chance to let the first know…
He chose instead to let the second one go.