Build a bridge
By Susan Riley
Many times have I been told...
Build a bridge...
Put your feelings back on hold..and..
build a bridge...
When my heart was breaking...
My tears like rain...
was told to build a bridge...
again...
I have always been there for everyone..
and they all know..
I always put everyone else first...
It's always been so..
But when I am aching...
and need a friendly ear...
I find I am alone
with my tears...
they say things should not affect me so...
I should build a bridge..
That I am too tough for tears to flow...
So I build a bridge...
So I bury my feelings deep inside..
And build my bridge..
And my breaking heart I try to hide...
Under my bridge?
And I smile and take it on the chin...
a clean,sharp hit...
And life goes on and I'm still here..
And I build my bridge...
And get over it...