ties

Ropes, thick n winding
thicker than water
thicker than blood
they strain ,
groan
awash in the tides of time
they sway unabashed
supporting life through the endless chasms
nature in all its glorious fury
unleashed upon them,
fate's undoing,
destiny gnawing at the ends,
Are they so humble
that they shall retire at these provocations
or stolid
that they remain unending with time
strong, solid & thick.