No7: BRIDGES

PHOTO BY KATIE KERN

KATIE KERN

We used to take the west side highway to get into the city. 

A busy road along the water.

People rode their bikes on the sidewalks as traffic crowded the road.

The bridge was a specific part of our trip.

Our trips to the city were monthly and when I saw the bridge I knew we were real close.

The George Washington bridge connected New Jersey to New York.

I hate New Jersey.

But, that bridge felt special. Crowded with cars, there was no beauty, but it was important. People needed that bridge. 

Until the age of 10, I thought that bridge was one of the 7 wonders of the world. I mean that. Right next to the Taj Majal. 

I worshipped that bridge and that city 

Although ridiculous, that bridge and that city felt like a wonder of the world to me. 

I miss her.

I miss that city. 

I miss that wonder of my world.