Silent Sea

Super heros don't exist.
Neither do monsters.
Pirates were never honorable and ninjas can't fly.

None of the secrets anyone told you about how magical you are were true.

None of the times your sweetie cooed at you was he actually thinking of you.

Everybody knows but no one says so.


People draw lines and tell you not to take sides and they do this from the opposite side.


Hold you down and tell you to stay calm while the ship fills up with water.
Letting you go with just enough time so they can swim to the top and head for harbor.


Breathe it in girl.
Burst gills and fins.
Transform yourself into a freak
in order to survive.


And then stay at the bottom for awhile.
Consider your options.

Complacent down below.
Hidden by the sea.
A shining gem lost for ages
pinned between two stages.

Stay out at sea a mermaid girl,

a queen amongst the shells.
Or swim for shore,

no way to tell,

who'll sell you, steal you, save you.

A quandary from ages past for women to this day.
Born out of strife with fishermen who net their catch then cage them.

Essentially alone.

Whether you roam or are at home.

Make friends with the fish and

strike a deal with the whales

for the storm on the surface will disappear

and the sand cloud around you will

eventually settle.