Ode to a Burning Bridge

The bridge now burns that you have set alight,

Forevermore our lives to separate,

And with your hatred lighting up the night,

Eternally within, you bear its weight. 

And sometime yet, the broken sky will shine

With fury that was ever your domain,

And set against the kindness that was mine,

Your Power burned in heat of your disdain. 

But I now tread the path you hid from sight,

And leave your burning bridge, and face the light. 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Sometimes it is better the bridge is burned and a fresh start is made. Forward into the light. Very nicely conveyed lines here Charlotte. Classical style, very much to my liking.

Chris

[Charlotte Wensleydale]

Lovely comment, thanks Chris! I'm very much influenced by poetry of the 17th century, and I think that's reflected here in the use of the Shakespearean sonnet form.