Siren's Song
Shhhhhhhhhhhh…… Husssshhhhhh
Waves sidle up to the beach
in simple companionship
the gritty sand
creeps into every crevice of my toes
reflecting off the blue waters
the full moon and stars
fill up what otherwise
would be a hole,
miles and miles of darkness
what a miracle
I think smiling the sweet smile
one wears when content.
Then a low, keening sound joins the salt in the air
the hair on my arms
raises eerily
right on pitch with the awful noise
and a tremor runs through my body
it’s a dream
a dream
a dream
I whisper desperately
but the piteous pleading
continues to tear
through the night’s mirage of serenity
it calls as if it’s being ripped apart and I can’t breathe.
my heart shrieks in terror and pity
noisily I trip through the shallows
heaving for breath.
It’s a dream
but I feel the drenched gown
clinging to my skin
and the traitorous idea to help whatever it is
bouncing around in my mind
In a split second my world dissolves
water encompasses me on every side
the leering faces of horrible creatures
with big,
black eyes and little, jagged teeth
pop out at me
as their nails dig into my flesh
dragging me down deeper into dark water
It’s a dream
But I hear the moaning breaking off
and transforming into watery giggles
the silence of the entire ocean
slamming into my ears
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Copyright © Chrysanthemum Flower | Year Posted 2012
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