Jesse Rowe Poet Rhyme

The Bridge is Burning

We often try to retrofit
The remnants of a bridge that burned
In fires that we never lit
With scaffolding of lessons learned

But if we are the only one
To put in work to reattach
We may find — when work is done —
The arsonist still holds that match


7/22/2026
Written for the Mend the Fence or Burn the Bridges Contest

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Gershon Wolf August 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM That last line lights this one up. It's a match for the contest, methinks. ~ Gershon Jesse Rowe August 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM Thank you. I wasn't sure at first where I was going to take this poem, but when I wrote that line my path was set.

Alison A Smith July 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM Some bridges need more to mend then just one.