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Mermaids by Anonymous

  • Jun 17
  • 1 min read

Referencing "Simile" By N. Scott Momaday


What did we say to each other

 


That now we are as the mermaids—



Who swim gleefully



With joy in the water,



With voices loud,



With tails swaying,



With water surrounding them?



We punch about the sea, facing the reality of the land.



 
 

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