I wave back at her

There is my sad face

The water is a mirror

Your heart's been stolen

Keening and rocking

I’m on the bridge to nowhere

My bones ache with love

I picture your face

And feel the warmth of your limbs

Now out of reach

I sway to and fro

To sink in oblivion

And taste death’s sharp sting

So twice I falter

Then I see this lone rower

Who smiles up at me

I wave back at her

There’s a way out of this mess

Life is not over