The-bridge
identity
belonging
free verse
serene
reflective
Between now and now, between I am and you are, the word bridge. Entering it you enter yourself: the world connects adn closes like a ring. From one bank to another, there is always a body stretched: a rainbow. I'll sleep beneath its arches.
The-bridge - meaning Summary
Connection as Living Passage
Paz’s short poem treats a bridge as a poetic and existential link between selves. The bridge is the word that connects speaker and other, a lived passage in which crossing reveals one’s own identity and closes into unity. It frames human presence as a body spanning distance and as a rainbow of connection. The final image of sleeping beneath the arches suggests rest, shelter, and acceptance within that bond.
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