The Mermaid's Lament

A little sea shanty about a diver

Dead men sing on the ocean floor
I search through the fractured hull.
I dive deeper into their dreams
As eels swim through faceless skulls.

Barnacles replace brain cells
Rusting bolts on yawning doors.
Seaweed weaves in dead men's hair
Flesh eaten by carnivores.

I hear the song of  dead men
unburied with their history
I'm lost, I am entangled in
their heads so full of mystery.


As songs of solitude soothe me
I  take my final breath
I 'll join in with the lost souls
The mermaid's song of Death.

D.Hinson

Author's Note

Hmm..this is the second version. Still not 100% happy with it.

Reviews

[ABitBrokenPoetry]

i really like this one. imaginative, creative write. i love the imagery here. those first 2 stanzas are amazing. a great write.

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Oh this is one of the best poems I've read. Well Done Poet WELL DONE!