The bridges that unite us
Are not made of wood
They never burn, they don’t collapse
They won’t be sunk by stones
The bridges that unite us
Don’t rest on beams
Wars won’t erase them
Nor will they ever see their ruins
The bridges that unite us
Have no architect
There’s no barrier, no toll
They don’t even have an owner
The bridges that unite us
Are born from our hands
They’ve been there for a while
When we arrived
You knew it
You helped me cross
And you let me drink from your shore
You already knew
Which word will open
Each bridge that stitches my wound
You knew it
The bridges that unite us
Never saw a suicide
They won’t fall if a brick falls
They don’t need a railing
The bridges that unite us
Are water molecules
Fit into drops of breeze
Vast as a galaxy
The bridges that unite us
Are not bridges, they’re embraces
They’ve been there for a long time
When we arrived
You knew it
You helped me cross
And you let me drink from your shore
You already knew
Which word will open
Each bridge that stitches my wound
You knew it
The bridges that unite us
Are a verse from this psalm
They’ve been there for a long time
When we finally arrived
The bridges that unite us
Are not ropes or chains
They are the languages of this kiss
Exchanged by our shores
You already knew
Which heartbeat will be
The signal that takes me to your shore
You used to tell me:
Each bridge in the end
Will remain here after we depart
You knew it
You knew it