Ties That Bind

Poem based on tragic events in the 2012 American Survival Drama 'Life of Pi': brief syllables filled with agony that race through Piscine's mind during a shipwreck that changed his life...

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 Ties That Bind


As I gaze upward with a sigh
and watch the pitiless seagulls fly
I sense the tight n tender tie
between the birds and their freedom-the sky

Ashamed,I look into the great deep
to seek refuge on my knee
and smile at fish wake from sleep
cherishing their tie with the sea

My eyes are brimming with tears
as they scan the desolate shipwreck
I couldn't face my worst fears
the burden's too heavy on my neck

Family, friends, foes: all gone
in brief seconds so unfortunate
leaving me forlorn 
admitting it's too late

I've searched day and night
I wish my life could rewind
I've lost much in life's fight
for I couldn't keep the ties that bind...

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