This movie reminded me of a poem that I’ve always liked. I dug it out of storage so I can post it. I bolded the part in particular that makes me think of The Fisher King.

Fugitive
by Francisco X. Alarcon

I’ve had
to bear
the days
anonymously
like a shadow
slip
through the city
without raising
suspicions

I’ve avoided
countless roads
jumped
every fence
always
fleeing
with a haste
that bites
my heels
and barely
lets me
breathe

hiding behind
so many
illusions
for so
many years
that now
I don’t
even know
the face
of my soul
or recall
what brought me
to this fugitive’s life

my crime
must have
been
as huge as
the darkness
found in
my punishment

above all
I’ve sought
the mute
company
of night

I’ve learned
to fake
nearly everything
but
still
when next to you
I’m given away
by the empty
pounding
of my heart