The Bridge stood like a
sentinal of doom against
this dense fog..
We all stood there wondering
who might venture the first
step towards this towering
monster
The wind howled through
the massive steel columns
that supported this mysterious
beast..
We only heard stories as to
what might be on the other
side..
A few hopefuls mumbled that
there might be a new beginning,
a new dawn
Still more seem to fear that
we merely were walking into
the jaws of death, mere sheep
being wooed into the stomachs
of some hellish other worldly
creature
A woman took a step toward the
bridge and an old man clutched
her arm and warned, 'Don't go!'
She pulled away and disappeared
in the fog
A brave soul?..
A fool?
We all wondered.
Strange clanking noises rang
out from the bridge and we
surmised the womans fate
Yet who had the courage to
follow in her foot steps?
What awaited us on the other
side?
What had we to loose to find
out?
Should we turn and merely retread
the same old ground we bemoaned
as 'death's vally?'
What was back there for us?
Better to die in freedom than
live as we had been living..
in self imposed slavery..
This is what we told ourselves
as we cautiously arm in arm
stepped toward the Bridge..
If only~