It Takes Time to Heal

Build a bridge
from now to tomorrow.
Sink the piers 
deep into the Earth.
Pour in concrete
day by day,
a little at a time, 
and let it set.

It takes time to heal.

It may feel very awkward,
as if you're making empty promises,
as if you're simply spanning empty space.

But someday, somehow, somewhere,
you'll find yourself 
upon a brand new shore,
glancing back at the bridge
which you alone have built.

It takes time to heal.

-Ted Hibbard