My Life In Word

BURNING BRIDGES

"Don't  burn your bridges"
Humph!
Is say, pour the gasoline,
Light a match
And watch them burn!
Because some bridges
Aren't meant to be crossed again
Because of lessons learned
Maybe you've learned
They'll never change
And it's okay to be estranged
From someone who has
Lost their trust in you
Or maybe they never
Had it to begin with
And you didn’t have a clue
But now you see
Because your eyes
Have been opened
To the bankruptcy of
Their mind that was orphaned
By a hurt that
They can't acknowledge
So much so
That it caused them
To submerge
So deep in their hurt
That they lost sight
Of who you are
And with their actions
Created a scar
Upon your heart
That is unhealable
And now the once
Bond unbreakable
Is broken
By carless words spoken
In that moment you learned
That it's okay to burn
Broken and unmendable bridges
So, you poured the gasoline
Stuck a match
And watched what was
Once pristine
Burn in a fiery blaze
To the ground
Then you looked around
And you found
New planks and beams
With upon to build
New bridges
That lead to new ridges
And mountains to climb
And you walked into the sublime

Simona A. Brinson

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