The Little Mermaid

Tragic little mermaid,

Don't you see?

When his blood soaks the skin of your feet,

You will be a mermaid once more,

ripping through the Great Sea

reclaiming the life you spurned

in favor of love of a human

and gaining an eternal soul.

Little mermaid,

why do you hesitate?

Why does the face of the sleeping Prince affect you so?

Is it that you remember that he tried to understand

the pain behind your smile

as you danced for him on your fragile feet ?

Raise that knife.

Steady your trembling hands

let your knife catch the glint

of the rising sun.

Forlorn little mermaid,

a fool for love.

To escape the despair she felt

when she heard the Prince whisper his bride's name in his sleep,

she threw her knife into the sea and dived in,

turning blithely into foam.