B R I D G E S

She said I should be ashamed
That I am a foolish
Impossible man.

I listened.

She said I am utterly

Without feeling
And selfish beyond words.

It seemed she was having no trouble

Finding words.

She said I have no regard
For others
And all I think of is myself.

I thought about what she said.

Then she drummed her fingers
And finally said
There’d been a lot of water under the bridge.

I said nothing in reply.

But this is what I thought…

There is no water under bridges
I’ve burned.