MERFOLK HOPE Every chance I swam undersea Arms aside Thighs tight Feet ballet 1 Uncut hair streaming Hoping against hope Merfolk mermen mermaids swam upon me Saved me away to Mer kingdom Forever I longed to breathe Mer wet salt air Losing hope Age 12...13 Yet Still peek for mermaids mermen merfolk Hope undersea © 2020 Jan Mayes
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