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Burning Bridges
by Gina Sanford → (All Poetry by Gina Sanford)
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Sometimes we have to "burn bridges" in our life to cause change. Change is not an easy process.

It’s been years since the bridges burned
Most are fully destroyed
Still, a few are hard to avoid
Recently I’ve notice that some continue to smolder
Smoke and ash is left
No matter how hard I try to cover it up
It lifts from the piles
I’ve landscaped around them
Deceiving by a smile
Knowing it’s still there, all the while
New paths mark the place I once walked
A different conversation takes the place
With words I once talked
But, the remains of old bridges I once crossed
Still haunt…..
It’s been years since the bridges burned
Violent rage, heart brokenness, or change
Some reasons I wont explain
Events linked together in a chain
The chain is broken now
Pieces flung into the pile
Dangerously I sift through it….
…Just every once and awhile
It’s been years since the bridges burned
Not wanting to build them up again
Temptation is a battle I am equip to win
Trying to be satisfied
With the way things are
Sometimes that’s really hard
I refuse to let down my guard!
It’s been years since the bridges burned
I’m glad they are gone
I have the rest of my life to carry on
Examining the rubble
The bridges led me to continuous trouble
I safely walk without them
But sometimes I stumble…
…Into the leftover mess

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 Reviews of "Burning Bridges"
Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on September 16, 2010
I really like the way you and your poem embrace change ~
Blessings,
Christine

Reviewed by Ragno Donna
Reviewed on September 15, 2010
I still have some bridges that I definitely want to burn. I like what you did with this poem. It has integrity.

Ciao,
Ragno Donna

Reviewed by Elisabeth Barstowe
Reviewed on September 14, 2010
Wise words, sometimes we stumble and sometimes we fall, but as the years pass we get better at remaining balance.

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on September 14, 2010
Sometimes it is better to allow the bridges to remain in ashes and move ahead. Interesting piece and well structured...

Be always safe,
Karen


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