Sea’s Blue Sway

Photography by: T. J. Drysdale

She walks to the sea — to her home
on this bright but cloudy day
steps onto the sea alone
confused she wanders away

yes — she can walk on water
I’ve always known this was her way
she is neptune’s prodigal daughter
she is returning home today

on this bright but cloudy day
with my heart bursting with wishes
tearfully she must walk away
high above the colorful fishes

with her heart awash in wishes
a’walk on the sea’s blue sway
high over the colorful fishes
she’s pulled by two loves today

she slips into the sea’s blue sway
neptune’s beauty on bold display
she has mixed feelings of love today
so she lets her heart lead her way

alone with her dreams and wishes
now a’swim in the seabed’s sway
deep deep down with the fishes
she has made up her mind today

here among the beautiful fish
she’s resolved but still afraid
she’s embracing her father’s wish
she’s again become a mermaid

having shed her human skin
she descends with a quiet spin
a graceful whoosh of her tailfin
and her sea life begins again

now a’swim in the seabed’s sway
there’s nothing more really to say
she has left my world today
letting the sea carry her away

she’s off into the ocean’s blue
her time on dry land is through
she’s gone, nothing I can do
but bid her sweet love adieu
because sadly — I always knew
she can’t… can’t take me — it’s true

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rob kistner © 2022

Poetry at: The Sunday Muse