Great use of extended metaphor, Brenda. Love that last line, too.

Take care and all the best as ever,
Ben

ohhhhhhhh this is just beautiful!

I read this in the contest thread and loved it. Fantastic to see it nominated.

Craig x

Oh my god. This is so true and it really makes you think about your life and the relationships in it.
I love it!

<3

This is such a warming, honest poem. I like poetry that demonstrates real imagery, not layers upon layers of vague metaphor. This poem is very well built, like a bridge :D

Love this x

Judge's Comment:

The nostalgia of “Weak Bridges” helps build the foundation of a powerful poem about navigating the true test of adulthood: relationships. The complexities of those relationships are highlighted beautifully by Brenda, with reminders that even though you may have built many bridges before (or studied the building thereof), one truly never masters the art- for each bridge is different. Brenda reminds us that you have chances to build bridges that could stand forever, or might collapse and never be rebuilt. All of these bridges lead to the final, most important bridge, one made of trust and love which takes us where we need to go. The ending brings the reader a full-circle blast of nostalgia, while emphasizing the importance of avoiding weak relationships/bridges. In life, some of the strongest bridges we make are in our youth, and we could learn a thing or two from that.

-Stephen