HOW TOUCHED BY EXPERIENCE

Immersed in air the steel and alloy

connecting concrete of opposite shores.

Walk with easy steps, never avoiding

cyclists sedate or energised at ridiculous level,

steering clear of buggies packed with Tesco bags

and toddlers being politely spoken to.

Among oceans containing infinity

are neural networks which comprise one’s soul.

Personal space may insulate or host cognitive adventure

on this ninety-metre journey, the bridge’s structure

unchanged when one returns with incalculable

new connections in one’s brain.

How many of these would it take to transform

a wishful thinker into an existentialist?