The Little Mermaid

I used to wonder where love lives,
I found her by the waters,
In the white foam of the seashores,
On the sands of the sea-daughters
Shining brightly, stepping harsh
Slightly under the glow of the skies stars
I saw her, pondering on her own reflection
As it glistened in the waters.
They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
So radiant her beauty blinded me in an instant,
The force that drew me, that stole my heart, her affliction;
The opposite of narcissus'.

She blew me her sweet kisses, 
From the edge of the waters rocks,
As I stumbled tired from war,
Hard breathed knock kneed,
The little breath I had she stole away from me,
Pain wreathed through my lungs,
In place of air my remedy were her sweet locks
Intertwined they climbed, the marine fibers,
They formed the crown and sat above her smiling face
That framed the ocean sapphires, 
Love charms hidden behind their liquid glaze.

Under their gaze, I was so far gone
Too weak to understand what was going wrong.
The heat of the flames of my captivity, 
The water spirits and their bonds
From my heart to her own tightened
Entangled in the messy knot fools call love.
The rituals and songs of the water world trapped me.
And as bail I gave my heart and its prose 
I held her in my ruff palms, through pains and chills
Closer and closer, The Little Mermaid, The Blue Rose
The water spirit though lucid, still 
Her thorns cutting deeper, deeper till 
My heart broke
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
September 9, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Congratulations Eze on your win in Tavarus Moreland's contest "Is She The One". Love, Carol
Moreland Avatar
September 5, 2010 at 9:48 PM
Congrats Eze, it is hard to pick a part that I enjoyed the most.
Cwiak Avatar
September 5, 2010 at 9:33 PM
Well paced write, Eze. Congrats on your win in the contest. Dan C
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September 3, 2010 at 1:23 PM
Congrats Eze on your big win in Tavarus's contest Is She the One.. enjoy your victory and have a safe and happy holiday weekend..with luv..
Amah Avatar
July 16, 2010 at 3:29 PM
... a good eze's clap a-wait like a crown on the head of your pen! & methinks, 'tis a ride-on piece ... 'Carry go!' Canny
Brown Avatar
July 16, 2010 at 4:55 AM
A beautiful new day, many wonderful new poems to read of which yours is among,the weekend is upon us. What more could I ask for? I hope you have a fantastic weekend filled with love, happiness, and lots of inspiration Eze. Love, Carol
Mills Avatar
July 15, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Georgeous and mysical surreality to this poem. So enjoyed reading your write today! Love, Susan
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