mermaid

on the blue waters of mermaids

i was sailing on the blue

brought up a catch of strangest wonder

on the blue

and i drew my knife to gut

what i had taken from the blue

but it was gone

back to the lake

and vanished into the blue

the waters

they parted

as she rose to shine

she was my maid

my wife-to-be

returned to me this one time

i did not know her

i made her flee

flee from me

beneath the waves and marbled rocks

watery canyon of blackest depths

my hope was sunk

my dream taken away

woe to you

she said to me

as she broke cover of the blue

don't you know me?

i couldn't be yours after all

i never knew