Mermaid

I will toss myself into the sea at daybreak

I want to expire into foam

Under the bath house of the sun, under

His marble castle

Leagues beneath his sailing ship I will 

Embrace nothingness upon the seabed

I want to die just under his feet

As he undresses her, 

Makes love to her. I am left with,

The froth of her wedding dress 

And his voice

His questions I could never answer

God knows how I want to evanesce

Into the voice of the waves

I will be a saltwater song

Echoing in his cochlea,

A lullaby upon the windows of his palace

Every stormy night

As faint as the song of the conch shell I will be,

A sea within a sea

A dagger in his heart,

A fish tail to bisect his brain

Sea spray in his lungs,

But I will be gone.

Long, long gone. 

Reviews

[...]

this, to me, speaks of a malignant loss
in a million shades of intense
i suffer from the loss of me
in someone's life
with courage
not complaining
just saying

[stars are far]

i loved this a lot
nice and fantastic work :)

[YouoweYoupay]

How sad and anciently beautiful. I love this story and it was well told here.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

A well penned depiction of the heartbreak of the lovely mermaid. Wonderful!