The Bridge
She said she needed a walk She would be back
But she needed a walk With much on her mind
She wasn't out too long Just wandering around
Until she came across someone on a bridge
Her observations were keen This one was getting ready to jump A place that's familiar
She recalled that day The second time
She remembered her sister's screams Shrill howling cries of lament
She recalled how she was naked A tourniquet made from a torn shirt How her sister clung to her, shaking
She remembered the list of things That were her sister's
"If you died, then that means you took my sister away!"
She recalled that remark Her heart ached
After all I've done, she still saved me....
Still, she fixated on the person Preparing to jump, while still hesitant She wouldn't focus
On what she wouldn't have to Just the fact that she would do something
She called their attention Suggesting that she wanted to talk Perhaps, go to a cafe nearby
This person took her up on the offer
A chat came They talked about whichever Before getting to the subject
Of the bridge
"I know someone would miss you...."
She started asking for motives Offering up solutions
"Is it money? If it is, I'll help you with that...."
Before sharing her own story And telling them about that day Showing them her scars
("reminders" she dubbed them)
They brought up That she didn't have to save them She agreed
"It's not a matter that I didn't have to, it's the fact that I did."
She was asked her reasons for continuing And she showed them a picture Her sister's
"My sister saved me."
Her sister asked if she was worth staying alive for And, thus, resolved to get better—close enough to "well" She didn't know too much about them
Just that they had someone Someone who would miss them, Someone worth staying alive for
She told them that she's willing to help Help in whatever way she's able Anything to keep them
From jumping off the Bridge
They'd wonder who she is She never gave her name And left her bracelets with them
The bracelets she used To conceal her scars
She'd never get those bracelets back But that was alright to her
'Perhaps, those will help their money troubles....'
Some time ago, her sister saved her life When she very much didn't have to (with all considered)
That night, she saved someone She didn't have to, that much she knew, But it wasn't a matter that
She didn't have to It was that she had She went home
With less on her mind that night.
