Do you remember? When sea took a fancy to you, the beginning
I’ll remind you
Wailing, do you recall it? Something changed that day didn’t it, a dozen of suns ago something changed, you felt it, a pact, sealed with tears, your own
Saline like the water you were in
You remember I know it, a daughter is the price of her father
Rage you felt it then, treason almost, by a sea you knew to be lively, turquoise
A shade of blue
Bluest
Yet your screams, a promise, you knew it
A prayer, a plea, a promise
Did you notice the pull, summer after summer, I know you did, you refused to go deep
You knew
You knew of bodies reclaimed, souls drawn in, you hear of it
Some do escape, some mustn’t, one ought not to meddle with sea’s desires, it’s known
Do you feel it, the pull, her desire?
I do, I ache you know
A fortnight ago
A price
Northern winds, a compass
You know it
You felt it, were you ready?
I suppose you were, I remember, you knew it was time, you embraced what was to come
Sea maiden, sea girl, sea prize, sea promised
I know it, the way she pulls me, turns me around, covers me whole
A life for a life
A girl for her father,
Eldest daughter, first born, most beloved, it’s only fair
A soul for a soul
Has anything held you that tight before? Don’t lie
Eager you felt her, she knew you, she knew of you
On the shore, sand found its way all over you, perhaps sea sent it to burry you, perhaps sea sent it to get you back
Cold, so cold she was, you still let her cover you whole, restless you feel her
Sea hold you up, always, you know that, do you know what it means?
Covers your face, a reminder
Sea maiden, sea girl, sea prize, sea promised
Not anyone’s but hers
ps: Moon also knows, she guides you, glistening, deeper always