Beneath the evening seas
Here I will wait until the moon does rise, shining in the sky, twinkling in my eyes
My thoughts crystallize, images polarized, my body paralyzed
The smell of salt permeates through the air, my skin and my hair
A scaly tail from waist to tip, my magical journey! My amazing trip!
Adventures await unseen unplanned. Guided by instinct. And Triton's strong hand.
Only 22 of the human years. Triton would say,” I was wet behind the ears.”
Only Triton has the power to let me go, let me travel, gain knowledge to grow
Go forth and find your own special place. Discover your identity. But cherish your race.
This is the last night I will bask on this rock. gather my thoughts. Drink it in and take stock
To others it may seem I am not the sharpest shell in the sea. But my desire overwhelming a need to break free
Merfolk gathered deep beneath the surface. Discuss my options, evaluate my purpose
A resounding yes from all in my pod. But the decision is Tritons he is our god
Now with his blessing I rest here and wonder, what lies ahead, what’s in the deep blue yonder?
What surprises are waiting out there for me? I close my eyes. imagine. Triumphs tragedies, no certainty
The moon is full .Time for my journey to begin. Mind all the rules. The merfolk sing.
A list of rules set out to follow, food on a line you must never swallow.
The others who swim and fish in our sea. Don’t be seen, once caught they won’t set you free
Watch out for nets that will wrap around you tight. They can trap you there no matter how hard you fight.
The list goes on, I know them all. Programmed since birth some scares still raw
I once had a brother he was older than I. missing for years, no warning! No goodbye!
My heart pounding out loud, like the whales mournful cry. Wishing and yearning. I look up to the sky
Gather my strengths examined them at length. Dove in the water, triton waves to his daughter
Dipping and diving out in the night, stars bright, wind slight. Everything’s right
Other sea creatures I have seen before. Some corals and sea weeds on the sandy ocean floor.
Old ship wrecks from battles lost. Startled! Skeletal remains, the human cost
Not all things on this trip where so grand, I made a mistake. It’s not like I planned
I steered clear of the fishermen a drift on the blue, I trusted a merman I thought his heart true
He told me he knew were my brother would be. I need to have legs, to go on land and see
He had a potion that would make it so, step out of the water and watch your legs grow
A new adventure in this fairy dairy land. Walk among humans. Feel my feet in the sand
Hours turned to days and days into weeks, most time spent watching their fishing techniques
A hook to their mouth, sometimes a fin. I hear their screaming their murder a sin
I didn’t want to see this! It’s not why I came. Cruelty, murder one and the same
I often wonder what they would do, if I put a hook in their mouth and cooked them in a stew
While on my travels I spy a small freak show shop, I found something inside that made my jaw drop
In the center of the shop, taking pride of place, I see my brother! I know his face.
A tear in my eye I fall to the floor. Screaming out loud I can’t take anymore
People quickly gather stood there and stared. For what was about to happen I wasn’t prepared
My legs start to shrivel like prunes in the sun, my tail starts forming the change has begun
Everything swirling, moving so fast. A pain in my chest. Reach for his dead hand from the past
My thoughts crystallize, images polarized, my body paralyzed
The smell of salt permeates through the air, my skin and my hair
A scaly tail from waist to tip, my magical journey! My amazing trip!
Adventures await unseen unplanned. Guided by instinct. And Triton's strong hand.
Only 22 of the human years. Triton would say,” I was wet behind the ears.”
Only Triton has the power to let me go, let me travel, gain knowledge to grow
Go forth and find your own special place. Discover your identity. But cherish your race.
This is the last night I will bask on this rock. gather my thoughts. Drink it in and take stock
To others it may seem I am not the sharpest shell in the sea. But my desire overwhelming a need to break free
Merfolk gathered deep beneath the surface. Discuss my options, evaluate my purpose
A resounding yes from all in my pod. But the decision is Tritons he is our god
Now with his blessing I rest here and wonder, what lies ahead, what’s in the deep blue yonder?
What surprises are waiting out there for me? I close my eyes. imagine. Triumphs tragedies, no certainty
The moon is full .Time for my journey to begin. Mind all the rules. The merfolk sing.
A list of rules set out to follow, food on a line you must never swallow.
The others who swim and fish in our sea. Don’t be seen, once caught they won’t set you free
Watch out for nets that will wrap around you tight. They can trap you there no matter how hard you fight.
The list goes on, I know them all. Programmed since birth some scares still raw
I once had a brother he was older than I. missing for years, no warning! No goodbye!
My heart pounding out loud, like the whales mournful cry. Wishing and yearning. I look up to the sky
Gather my strengths examined them at length. Dove in the water, triton waves to his daughter
Dipping and diving out in the night, stars bright, wind slight. Everything’s right
Other sea creatures I have seen before. Some corals and sea weeds on the sandy ocean floor.
Old ship wrecks from battles lost. Startled! Skeletal remains, the human cost
Not all things on this trip where so grand, I made a mistake. It’s not like I planned
I steered clear of the fishermen a drift on the blue, I trusted a merman I thought his heart true
He told me he knew were my brother would be. I need to have legs, to go on land and see
He had a potion that would make it so, step out of the water and watch your legs grow
A new adventure in this fairy dairy land. Walk among humans. Feel my feet in the sand
Hours turned to days and days into weeks, most time spent watching their fishing techniques
A hook to their mouth, sometimes a fin. I hear their screaming their murder a sin
I didn’t want to see this! It’s not why I came. Cruelty, murder one and the same
I often wonder what they would do, if I put a hook in their mouth and cooked them in a stew
While on my travels I spy a small freak show shop, I found something inside that made my jaw drop
In the center of the shop, taking pride of place, I see my brother! I know his face.
A tear in my eye I fall to the floor. Screaming out loud I can’t take anymore
People quickly gather stood there and stared. For what was about to happen I wasn’t prepared
My legs start to shrivel like prunes in the sun, my tail starts forming the change has begun
Everything swirling, moving so fast. A pain in my chest. Reach for his dead hand from the past