Adjoaskinner’s Weblog

You lit and threw a match on the bridge that lied between us

and now you want to put the fire out.

The flames shot up so fast, even water made them spread

and they threw themselves on friends we had around.

And now I’m left with weakened stance upon unsteady ground

that moans with every wind that comes its way.

The air still smells of burning and the sky still looks like ash,

And you ask me if we’ll still be friends today.

….the truth is…

I know that time heals wounds and that joy makes us forget

the hurt that filled our minds and lit the flame.

I know that this experience will leave us with a knowledge

that otherwise we never would have gained.

But will this bitter after-taste that I have in my mouth

go away with a single piece of gum?

Will everything you didn’t say and everything you didnt do

make me turn away from you and run?

It all depends on value, if you value what we had

If you value me a friend and gain my trust.

I lost a love but gained perspective on a friend and brother

And we both know that forgiveness is a must.

Gravity will ground us as the past will fade to memory,

humility will force us to come down.

And the fortune of two friends will be the test of time

As the spinning wheel of life turns round and round.

- Adjoa Skinner