'Haven't you started yet? ' <br />'The ship is still in yard', He said. <br />'Her maiden voyage? ' <br />'Yes it is', He replied. <br /> <br />RMS TITANIC, <br />Flashed in my mind, <br />For some reason, <br />Not while hitting an iceberg, <br />Not as the unsinkable ship sinking; <br />Just the name of that ill-fated ship, <br />Flashed across the sea of my mind... <br /> <br />Was this foreboding? <br />Or a game played, <br />By my selective memory? <br />Never could I know, <br />Nor could I ask him, <br />To defer his voyage... <br /> <br />Tough is a mariner's job, <br />Its security, a major concern, <br />Risking life, he surrenders to the sea, <br />To make a living. <br /> <br />Ah, my insecurities! <br />I muffled the scream within, <br />And continued...<br /><br />Ranjit Ravindran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/confined-to-my-cage/
