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The Ties That Bind Us


This poem is as a result of me visiting one of my family friends after about fifteen years, and the mini disconnection I felt from someone with whom I spent a lot time and made really good memories with when I was younger. And even though the basis of our friendship and closeness is still there and strong at that, I realised we would have to build a new friendship and a new bond. Enjoy!

The ties that bind us, very tight

The solid foundation we have, unshakeable

How does this life treat us?

Today, together; tomorrow, apart

Together, apart

Apart, together

Here we are, back together

We still have the same rhythm

The springing of our feet in the air, still alike

But there are new cards on the table

The same people, different expressions

We have grown in different directions

Though the ties that bind us are tight still

Though the foundation we share is unshakeable

It is not the same

The you I knew

The me you knew

The you, you are

The me, I am

Oh how mother earth flings her children abroad the earth

Far and wide, we dwell

In darkness and in light, we breathe

The distance between our strides,

A story of the places we have been

Where we have left parts of ourselves

and picked up new fragrances

Will we develop new ties?

Only time will tell

We meet, we mix

Friend and foe

Family and stranger

Together, apart

Apart, together

We say goodbye, we say hello


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