Street roots., October 12, 2012, Page 7, Image 7

street roots
O ct. 12, 2012
Bridge of Sorrows
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by Ron Sanford
By AES
B rid g es ev ery w h e re
L eaves tu m b le and fall w h e re th e y may,
B rid g es se e n , b rid g es b u rn e d
R egarding life, w ho is m an to say?
B rid g es w e c a n ’t se e
Is m an ju s t a p a r t of life, o r is h e its
m aster?
U n d e r th e b rid g e m y so rro w s have flow ed
T h e w ord m a s te r can m ea n su rre a l th in g s
W h ere I trav e le d to and fro
B u t is it a w ord c re a te d by h u m an beings?
T h e p eo p le w ho know th e an sw ers surely
B rid g es o u t of tim e
will n e v e r tell.
T h e th o u g h t is m o st sublim e
A nd too, is th e re a heaven, o r a hell?
W h ere do w e go from h e re now?
A head is th e o p e n ro ad
B rid g es in m y h e ad
S y n ap ses co alesce
Still c an ’t find a h o m e
U n d e r th e b rid g e m y so rro w s have flow ed
W h ere I trav e le d to and fro
W hy am I h e re ?
W h ere can I go?
U n d e r th e b rid g e of so rro w s
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