Jump Over Poem by Dyhanara Rios

You built your bridges,
Then burnt them down,
Turning this world
Upside down.
You lost this time around;
Just jump over, start over.

The last bridge down the road:
Why not jump over it
Rather than burn it?
Now it’s time;
Take the dive.

You walked with me
Across our bridge,
But there will never be
Another time like that.
You lit a match
And left me behind,
But I turned the tables
When you turned around to find
I held you prisoner,
And screamed in my mind:

You built our bridge,
Then burned it down,
You turned my world
Upside down.
But I won’t drown this time around

If I don’t see you jump,
Push will turn to shove.
And there’s no ladder
To get you back above.

There’s a bridge nearby;
Why not take the chance?
Jump over before
The sun’s last dance.
You won’t be seen,
You won’t be heard,
But most of all,
You won’t miss the ground,
And you won’t be missed.

…See that last bridge down the road?