A poem by Jason Branch, sophomore Psychology Major
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Bone bridge, stepping stone spines
Rickety, rickety, rock
Bone bridge, chasm up high
Slippery, slippery, stalk
Thin air, tight labored breath
Hiccuping, hiccuping, talk
Narrow eyes, watching above
Menacing, menacing, mock
Bone bridge, fog makes blind
Whispering, whispering, foe
Bone bridge, turning behind
Withering, withering, woe
Echoes of laughter unkind
Cackling, cackling, crow
Choking on the stench of death
Resenting, resenting, glow
The bone bridge leads to dead mens’ land
Cursed to turn fresh water to sand
A place for sinners to repent
A place where demons and plague is sent
The bone bridge takes no prisoners
An unforgiving warmonger
The weeping souls remain unheard
Deafening crackling smothers their words
Bone bridge, stepping stone spines
Rickety, rickety, rock
Bone bridge, chasm up high
Slippery, slippery, stalk
Purgatory, resting place
Wallowing, wallowing, song
Now there’s silence to replace
The echoing, melancholy song
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