Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Crossing the First Bridge














Crossing The First Bridge

Clutch tight to your belongings
On the first bridge;
The wind will snatch them from you,
No matter how you hold.
You'll watch them float below.

Be careful where your feet fall
On the first bridge;
The boards will give beneath you
In splintery ankle holds.
Below, the water flows.

Watch out for other traffic
On the first bridge;
It will drive you to the edges
Where there is no rail to hold,
And then you'll know:

You are no longer crossing
The first bridge.


Karen

6 comments:

  1. Sounds safer to just wade or swim. I see this as a social commentary on our crumbling infrastructure.

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  2. Great. Are there to be more poems for further bridges to be crossed? asks he hopefully.

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  3. Lovely, and I'm still thinking!

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  4. Thanks, Gnome!

    Mark - I think you end up swimming anyway! Bridges, roads, we all fall down.

    Dave - thanks for making me smile with this comment. I'be actually been thinking of pjtting together a chapbook called The First Bridge, and yes, there are other bridges.

    JoAnne - Thank you! That's a great compliment!

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