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The water on their scales.

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At the bottom of the sea
where the waves can't touch
and the sun doesn't hit
and the divers can't hold their breaths long enough to reach,
mermaids flip their fins
and sculpt hair combs out of seashells
and warble desperate love songs the world will never hear.
January 5, 2012
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pagan-poetess's avatar
oh my goodness!! i really like this :) i am a complete sucker for mermaids, faeries, etc :) :) :) i really like the imagery in this, the succinctness :) gorgeous :heart: