Reach

Blazing bridges all around me, set by me 

All thats left is one thats old and rickety

I could set the torch and burn that one too 

Or i could crawl across it beneath the smoke

If i make it what will be there, more flames or you?

The way across, stumbling and near misses 

Will there be opened arms and welcome kisses

Why should the way forward be so difficult?

Allow the flames to engulf me? either ends the same

But i think i can hear you calling my name

Each bridge that burns, the flame was earned 

Mistakes I made along the broken way

I couldnt begin to shake the pain it churned inside

Only thing to do was strike the match and turn my back

Screams behind each blaze echos the corners of my mind

Beyond one of those bridges is a little girl, innocent 

She wishes on stars, wishbones, and puffy flowers

Growing up in a flash, innocence never lasts 

Hers was the first bridge to go, her I have never known

The wishes floated away in storms long ago 

Many more bridges along the way now ablaze 

Among them phases of her tragic life 

She was a mother, a lover, and a friend 

None of these titles suited her to the end

Destruction is all she’ll ever know

I am her, and now here we go…..

Across the last and final bridge

Take a breath, dont look down, dont look back 

Something has to be better than all of that 

Crawl, scramble, reach….reach….reach….

Reviews

[Anita Frader]

I can feel the struggle but also the resilience and perseverance.
Well done.