Notes About The Poem

I hold no grudges, but I don't like being lied to. In the end, I had to break free sadly.

Broken Bridge

Broken Bridge.
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A voice ignored a step much too far
Total disregard  and disrespected
A foolish blatant lie too many
Deceived tower of trust demolished 
The hand of kindness wickedly bitten then rejected
No conscience no empathy
The thin veneer obscuring a cold stone heart
A vile tongue spews filth from the gutter
Propagating seeds of doubt and sadness
Ripping a loyal true friend heart apart
Standing in noma no guns in guns at hand
Separated by barbed wire and thick acrid smog
After the climatic aftermath and disarray
Umbilical cord severed
Open sore wounds that fester and painfully hurt
The salve of time heals but leaves the scars
Feet stuck and tethered
Hopes of reconciliation turn to dirt
A pitiful charade and masquerade
Driven by ego and self-pride
A one way street with a dead end
A broken bridge when two worlds collide.
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Peter Dome©2020.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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De Beaulieu Avatar
November 2, 2020 at 3:21 PM
Hello Peter Dome, Peter you did the right thing to block this person. It is his loss you are a good poet you create poetry well. I hope this never happens again to you. Enjoy your evening my friend.
De Beaulieu Avatar
November 3, 2020 at 3:13 PM
Hello Peter Dome, thank you. We both know you and I, that racism and degrading women is wrong.Your right it is not funny.Good to hear that he is not your type of friend. Your welcome my friend/ I like your name to. Enjoy your evening my friend.
Dome Avatar
November 3, 2020 at 10:48 AM
Thank you, Darlene, always loved your name. yes, He thought sexually degrading women, and racism was funny, I don't.Not my type of friend. Thank you. Take care, Thanx for stopping by.
One Avatar
November 2, 2020 at 2:40 PM
Was it someone on poetry soup?
Dome Avatar
November 3, 2020 at 10:45 AM
No, my friend.Not on soup.He was sending me filthy messages about women, and racist so-called jokes. I don't find funny bit shocking. I told him to stop, and he lied and claimed they were sent to him, but he passed them on. I don't like liers, and I don't like sexual degrading of women. He was not my kind of friend after all. thank you. Stay safe friend.
One Avatar
November 2, 2020 at 8:10 AM
Bridges are broken for a reason my friend and sometimes, we cannot nor want to repair those bridges.. I can feel the angst in your words.. you are a wonderful writer and we should do a collab!!!
Dome Avatar
November 2, 2020 at 1:01 PM
Hi dear friend. thank you so much for your kind words and support.I had no choice but to block the person, for the vulgar things he sent me, I found upsetting. showed me a different side. I appreciate you liking my poems so much. maybe we could do a collab sometime. take good care Best wishes. Pete.
Y. Avatar
November 1, 2020 at 1:01 PM
Hi Peter, I’m sorry to hear this my friend. In life sometimes the only option is to cut all ties , especially if it’s a toxic relationship- Alexis
Dome Avatar
November 1, 2020 at 1:47 PM
Hi Alexis So true. Sadly it had to be done, a bad influence. but I hold no malice, I see the good too. Thank you, my friend. Hope you are ok. have a great week. stay safe.
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