How Wrong
How am I to decide
Which way I am
Which way to go
I come up from the water
From my icy oceanic depths
Clutching the jewels of my Mother
Gasping as air like fire
Sears my lungs
Threatening to rip me asunder
Silvery lights gleaming from above
Striking my naked flesh
Like heavy blows
I thought
I thought I heard his voice
And turning towards him
I swam
Loosing tail and fin
Shedding scales all along
Til up I scaled
Clutching sharp glittery sand
Here I wobble
On these two thin things
Struggling to know
Have I done the right thing
Good-bye to my family
Good-bye to my home
All I have now
Is this love still unknown
Written by Raven Tk
http://onthewrongsideofthemirror.wordpress.com/
mercy on this mermaid!
kvwordsmith
July 18, 2008 at 7:48 pm
swap fins and the freedom of the ocean for legs and aching feet? I’d have to think hard about that.
Gail
July 19, 2008 at 3:41 am
I see it as the story of man and womankind, our transitionation from creatures of the sea to those of the land. This is a wonderful piece, Raven.
Vi
woodnymph
July 19, 2008 at 1:48 pm