is trust really just built with a glance
all of a sudden
or does it grow slowly
holding, binding, merging the
two into one?
aah, but life is rarely binary -
the zeros and ones define the extremes
but the half measures are the
grey half tones of ordinary existence
a bridge is often built
stick by stick,
beam by beam,
cable by cable,
but only in a suitable place
that can often be found instantaneously.
also, a bridge can collapse
in a second
if built improperly,
or without taking into consideration
the storms and rains of cruel weather,
or even if an overwhelming load
is rolled onto the structure,
but often, it rusts, rots, ruins,
is ultimately condemned,
and eventually carries nothing on its span.
but the breaking point and final collapse
often takes place in a flash.
it's that combination of specific event
plus suitable conditions
that lead to bridges
rising & falling.
steady sincere maintenance is the way
to maintaining the sincere steadiness,
if you're into that sorta thing...