Bridges Burn

Bridges Burn

in his mind, he stood with his back to the flames
The structure that allowed the passage of people from one place to another
The flames flickered as he thought back on the things he had let go of in his life

Those bridges proverbially burned and are now gone, with no path back to where he was
Only the bright burning heat of the flames that made up the thoughts in his head
Would those choices come to be regretted? or did it mean nothing at all?

The choices made to sever ourselves from those that hurt us
The rash actions that can often never be taken back no matter how much we want it
Bridges burn at a whim sometimes and we need to understand what this means