tag:dreamwidth.org,2013-05-12:2014669 (are we there yet?) kokopelle 2014-12-22T15:11:07Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2013-05-12:2014669:479587 2014-12-22T15:11:07Z 2014-12-22T15:11:07Z contemplative public 0 The poem “Derceto” is both a retelling of the story “The Little Mermaid” and a eulogy to those lost in fighting for the recognition of women's equality. <br /><br /><br />Derceto<br />Poem for Day 90 – 20141222<br /><br />Sister Derceto,<br />denizen of the sea,<br />you dance on legs<br />of pointed knives<br />not visible to the naked eye.<br />You bleed within<br />where none can see the blood.<br />Where is your lovely voice,<br />the one that would pierce my heart?<br />Silence echoes instead<br />in the chambers of my heart.<br />You find yourself here,<br />this place of mute pain,<br />because you sought a soul.<br />Was the price too high <br />as you sought your beloved's kiss?<br />Slay not sleeping one<br />with dagger of ocean's return.<br />You may pass to mist,<br />but pain will fade also.<br />Your place is assured<br />amongst the spirits.<br />Neither water nor land <br />are your realm evermore.<br />Spirits of the air<br />join in welcome celebration.<br />A soul was your goal,<br />and in time it will be yours,<br />but now you are in their arms<br />and I stand beneath your stars.<br /><br />© 2014. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kokopelle&ditemid=479587" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments