Yours was a sea birth.
You were born of the salt -
It made your bones.
Coral flesh covered your salt bones,
And a seaweed skin
Kept it all in.
You floated ashore with
Big pearly eyes, and no name.
They kept you on land,
It's where a man should stay.
But I knew you would be
At home in the sea.
I rolled you into the sea as you slept.
And when the water pulled you down,
I heard your laughter as you drowned.
Aug 14, 2012
Aug 14, 2012 at 6:32 AM UTC
Yours was a sea birth.
You were born of the salt -
It made your bones.
Coral flesh covered your salt bones,
And a seaweed skin
Kept it all in.
You floated ashore with
Big pearly eyes, and no name.
They kept you on land,
It's where a man should stay.
But I knew you would be
At home in the sea.
I rolled you into the sea as you slept.
And when the water pulled you down,
I heard your laughter as you drowned.
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