November 24, 2021

The Last Bridge

the last bridge you burn • the sorrow bait by which you troll your next turn


does it come easier now • why buy the horns when you’re milking your new cow


greener pasture • art class lets you graze for what you’re really after


a sliver of your hope

all you allow to cope

preying on the dumb

until you find The One


bridges you burned before • keep the recruit naked while you’re keeping score


always flog outdoors • if they reveal themselves just make jokes about their sores 


the water too cold to bear • spare yourself  from the ice you’ll soon make them wear


sentence them to fate

your happiness will not wait

the water gives you mold

no mercy on those you sold


the bridge you now employ • now that you know better than to walk all over boys


sticking to your guns • why stand on shoulders just so you can make them run


the marathon of you • run them thirsty so they burn a brighter blue


soon comes wedding time

toasting everyone holding wine

look back on your smokey wake

the bodies of every soul you fake


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