Manatee Or Mermaid
Goodbye .....
she whispered from afar
The wind took words away
and scattered them
along the beach
where lovers used to play
I chased the syllables and nouns
I gathered up the thoughts
but currents in the water found
the letters I had caught
I still can't understand or hear
the bubbles that she blew,
landing lightly on the waves
a surface love so new.
I sank beneath the waters
a deeper love to find,
the heavy words like loyalty
and truth were on my line,
but I found only adverbs
Of when and why and how
I left my love note at the shore ,
who needs an old sea cow?
Copyright © Johnette Loefgren | Year Posted 2006
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