Rope by Timothy Ward Ingersoll

Ropes

“Blest be the ties that bind”

but what’s to bless?

Rough ropes burn hands

That tightly grip

With good intent

But cannot hold

weak knots bind tight

And pull us under

Where only blade

Can life restore

But bonds of beauty

Hold and free

As need and cause demand

A life is saved then saved again

By ties that bless

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