The Bridge

On my journey back
For the first time.
I decided to cross
To the other side.

It seemed cold
Iron grey. But so high
And so far away.

Still I tried.
The long slope leading
Up and up
I could see the bars on either side.

Now I can feel the wind
It runs around my arms
My hands
My eyes
I can see where I must go.

Today, I was too scared
To give you a rose.
And it is fair, I suppose
That without a word
Yet whilst speaking
You leave me.

The walk will be hard.
Already tired by giving you my all.
I still try.
The end is so distant
Yet it could be near.
To be free, I must either fly
Or I fall.

So I stand near the rails.
And my heart begins to climb
But you're always out of my reach.
I can see through
The thin walls
Which stop me.
The sky is bleak, and there is no time
For me to think.

But then, out of the wasted hours
Out of the wasted showers
Of tears and hurt and pain
And all just to feel love's power.

I can see.
Where I have never looked.
A single hope.
So small on the ground
I try to speak
But I can't make a sound

There are other ways to fly
And no need to die.

So yet for once, without
Sadness on my face, I jump down
Back onto the bridge
And keep on walking.

Without a doubt, I know
That there is no-one who does not falter.
It seems my silence does the talking
And in you,
There will be a rainbow.

Where I can be
My true colours
So I still try.
And hope that you'll find me.

I wander
To where I think is home.
To a place
Where my heart has not known
But I know shall find it one day.

One day my feet will be on solid ground.
One day my words will make a sound.
One day the petals I threw away
Love me not, or so, I
Will come back and make a rose
And with it I will say
Those three words.
And I will try
But I know not even cold hearted iron
Can stop me
And I will still cry,
But I wish

No matter how low it seems I lie
My hope shall shine through to you
No matter where it seems you are.
And I, rose, flower, whatever you wish
Shall look for you
I shall still try.
Like a star,
High.
But never impossible.
Free, in the sky.