A Poem based on Imago Therapy

Too Much
Water under the Bridge

Ebb and flow of water
Tide driven,
Moon willed
Under the bridge
Means change
Constant - Never ending, Predictable

Yet, taken to heart
With matters of the heart
Too much water
Under the bridge
Means end of tide and flow
Taking on Tsunami resembled
Soul destruction
Break in life line - Over

The question
That nags at Psyche
What is the bridge?

Love!

That’s it.

That spans across
Religion
Culture
Upbringing
That connects
Two spirits

Both bound to their shores
Their past
Their hurts
Yet reaching out
Across divide
Against own nature
Over nature
To connect

And, on reaching centre
Without fail
Creating beautiful bond
They turn again to own shore
Not stepping across
Into other unknown territory
In faith and trust

And on safe journey
To own past lost longing
Pick up the heavy weighted baggage
And
With effort and pain drag it
To mid-span
Bridge

Once past belonging, un-belonging
Weighty unresolved issues unpacked
Sit with amazed awe
As Bridge creaks and moans,
And bends,
Screaming in agony
Of unwanted strain

Until back breaking crack
Felt through universe

In recoil
Baggage is flung
Back to own shore
Neatly packed in bags again
Till next time.

Too much water
Under the bridge?

The water is innocent
The bridge makers
At fault,
I’m afraid


Mike Lacey-Smith
January 23 2006