mermaids
With a Tail
Gather your pedigree in vintage brine,
skilled in sirens homage
combs of wrecks washed through,
shells wax grooming a modest nipple
shouts to bathing rays.
Streams of warmth
bleached naval creatures of needlepoint
what hangs of blood and magic
posed to fit in a bowl
short term
building plastic forts,
sliding on pearly scales
dames by waves.
to the salt
they nod
The Children of the Sea
In a far reaching acropolis known as "The Bimini Falter"
They always follow...
I swim through the tranquil sea
Creating a path of ripples in my wake
At night is when I come up, when I can be free
As the day is threatening, for my secret’s sake
On land, I’m just another random girl
Living about life, in tune with the flow
But underwater is where my beauty will unfurl
Maybe you can see too? All you must do is follow
But be careful, dear human, for I’m not all I seem
You might get carried away with this rare underwater beauty
Don’t dwell here too long, no matter how much you are keen
Oh, please stop, crunching your way across the floor to me
For are you so blind you can’t see the white remains
Of your fellow mortals, on whom you stand upon
All of whom fell for my merciless games
Ah, there it is, your look of fear
As what I say hits you in the face
As I become a monster wearing a sneer
As you try to get away in haste
But, alas, you fail, and I grip you tight
You scream, but no one can hear, anyways, you’re too late
Your face, so beautiful with terror, enveloped in the night
And you slowly sink to rest with the others who shared your watery fate