She never meant to linger;
Just passing through she thought,
I never meant to notice her;
She's just like any other I thought;
  
She said a few things;
I said a few more,
A bridge started growing
Between us
Shaky and unstable
Overlooking rapids
Of the people and dangers  
All around,
  
We started across
Sometimes only inches
We'd make progress
Our fears of falling
Were prevalent,
Sometimes we'd sit
And just wave at each other,
  
Until one day
Finally we met in the middle;
She was beautiful close up
Just as she did far away,
The dangerous pitfall below
We were afraid of no more,
  
The bridge grew stronger
As the days passed,
And we'd run across,
I thought it would always
Be like this,
  
But then came days
I'd be on that bridge
Wondering where she was
If she was to come,
But she was running across
Other bridges meeting others,
  
But I never failed to miss a day
I still ran across and waited
I considered burning the bridge
But every once in a while
She'd look over and smile,
Made me put away the matches,
  
And then I decided there and then
I'd come everyday and wait
Just laugh at all the memories  
Until she'd cross that bridge again once more...
© okpoet