Bus wheels hum through midnight gray
Film canister in pocket sway
Old bridge appears through window pane
Knight sits still in morning rain
Shutter and steel on misty bridge
Knight rests blade on wooden ridge
Teen runs film through trembling hand
Catches light on weathered brand
Broadsword heavy on calloused knee
Mist rises where the water's free
Camera clicks from passing seat
Girl with eyes on concrete street
Shutter and steel on misty bridge
Knight rests blade on wooden ridge
Teen runs film through trembling hand
Catches light on weathered brand
Shutter snaps the rusted hilt
Dawn paints gold on river silt
Two strangers in a frozen frame
Neither asks the other's name
Shutter and steel on misty bridge
Knight rests blade on wooden ridge
Teen runs film through trembling hand
Catches light on weathered brand
Steel and film both catch the light
One cuts deep, one holds the night
Knight and runaway, same sky
Watching river roll on by
No words needed, none at all
Just the bridge before the fall
Film develops in darkroom tray
Knight rides off at break of day
Bridge stands empty, mist now gone
Photo proves they both belonged
Shutter and steel on misty bridge
Knight rests blade on wooden ridge
Teen runs film through trembling hand
Catches light on weathered brand
Photo fades but bridge remains
Shutter and steel in golden frames
