The bridge is burnt
And he can’t swim
I claim safety on this side
His charred ground—
That’s his own now
I turn my back on the
Years left behind
He burnt every bridge
And as the smoke clears
His sea of lies
Is too deep to wade
My solid ground
Is too far for him now—
Any trust?
That’s been drowned
I could swim back
But I won’t
I step away
Heart unbound—
Saved by
The skin of my teeth
