She talks to me

about him

How he smiled

How he didn't call

How she can't sleep

I listen

I nod

I say "he's stupid"

I don't say

I'm here

She cries on my shoulder

about his silence

I hold her

in my silence

He gives her pain

She wants more

I give her presence

She wants his

I'm the bridge

she walks on

to get to him

And I stay

Still standing

Still strong

Still invisible

One day she'll cross

and never come back

And I'll still be here

A bridge

to nowhere