“to love a mermaid”

stress was a permanent titanium shackle at my feet

missed deadlines on unwarranted expectations began to drown me

i struggled against the light until i accepted i couldn’t breathe

i let the holy water cleanse my old life, and said goodbye to the old me

i appear with just my eyes when i surface, but in the dark is where i learned to see

my world shifted so i became a paradigm killer, these days i enjoy the stalking

the child in me died, i became a woman when i accepted full responsibility

the world is mine to change, your time won’t always come when you’re ready

don’t be afraid, sometimes death is exactly what you need

they always told me i would never, so i set myself free