About the Poem
This poem is about a woman scorned, who took her own life in the sea. She became a mermaid and lures sailors to their deaths to take her revenge. Hauntingly sad.
Mermaid Song |
| by }X{Angel}X{ |
| she cries into the night a mournful hollow melody filling the air with echoes of a once joyful heart she sings an unknown language as she combs her hair of grass tears fall from her eyes in salt drops mingling with the ocean's churning froth once she was a young beauty graced with life and laughter now she can only sing a siren song a sad tune, destined to lure unwary sailors to their doom, as they drown in her careless smile her heart was broken in a selfish gesture by a lover, so untrue now her unmerciful soul will lead no-one home her death in life so real she lives not, yet she breathes called to the sea, to drown her tears she marks not each day, tho each passes so quickly she sought the peace of the waves now it's hers tho not in death but life again, sheathed in a scaly skin no respite for travel weary sailor can be found upon her shores for she has no heart left death inside her, reigns strong and free she slips among the waves and sea creatures in silent recognition tho none speak of her to speak her name would be death she acknowledges no creature in her sadness only the sea weary sailors lulling them to their eternal sleep as they drown in her melodic voice each rise of the sun day so new, she stares into the blue horizon as she sits upon weathered stone amidst the crashing waves and sandy beach screaming gulls fly overhead as undrying tears fall into a river of grief flowing so fast and free to spread into the sea in a song of mournful sorrow she waits for the someone the one she has seen in her dreams the one who will show her true love again and free her from this life of death |
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5 Visitor Comments
Bri
That's quite an enchanting tale you've weaved. Beautifully done.
silly goose
I don't know why it makes me so sad, it reminds me of an ancient fairy tale!
shavella
This poem is very touching. Almost everyone who has had a broken heart can relate.
Kaori
Beautiful poem ever!
Julie
This is a beautiful poem. Although many may not understand your message, I do(and I'm only 11 shows how much im into poetry!) and once again it was a beautiful poem
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