I run across
the street;
screeching with joy

The short walk to the bridge
halted
as Lindsey slowly
climbed the outside of the bridge;
over the deep lake
and inched towards
the other end

I climbed on quickly,
smiling,
as i inched
slower than everyone.
You stood there
your words dripping with
concern.

Don’t die!
you screeched
Don’t die!

I laughed
joyfully.
Your concern causing not even a
flinch.

You anxiously ran to
the other end.
And back.
Watching me make
my way
slowly

You gasped
as my hand
slipped.
My concentration
broke
and I was
hanging.

You screamed
and the others
ran towards us.

Still hanging.
I slowly
pulled myself.
Up

Breathing heavily
I made
my way
across the
bridge
to the
other side.

I launched
my feet
back
onto the
cool grass
the adrenaline
still running through me

As we walked back
across the bridge,
the normal way,
I looked to you
and smiled.
Wasn’t that
just great?