A Grand Family

The grandest thing afloat

She was a miracle that

Man created. She was created

With love and was loved by

All who sailed on her. But she

Would not be able to return their

Love. She would return their

Love with despair and anger.

And she would take two of those

who loved her more than anything

With her. Her father refused to

Leave her when she needed him

Most and her brother, for he cared

About her like they were brother and

Sister, went down with her as well.

She was greatness personified and one

Cannot think of her without thinking

Of her father or her brother

Yet both are blamed for what befell

Her. They were the ones who tried

To save her when it was otherwise

Impossible, and they stayed until

The end just like a family should.