By Harem
Date: 28 February 2001
PSYCHE
She hides in the caves beneath the sea
Patiently waiting to be set free
A wandering sailor will open her lair
Just by his presence, when he passes there
His fate by her has thus been sealed
Having no protection, nor any shield
Sensing his vulnerable desires and deeds
Transforming herself to whatever he needs
To some she is a nymph like curse
Singing her prose , her tempting verse
Luring him on beyond the edge
Dangerously causing his heart to tread
Her eyes are emerald, her lips are red
The water her home, her deep soft bed
She wants him not, she only plays
The seaman is driven in a deep dark craze
A nymphlike fish, a mystical muse
With female parts, if she should choose
Other men would rather see
A monster rise above the sea
And thus the fish transforms himself
Into a gruesome slippery elf
An ugly creature with huge sharp teeth
Who hovers and dives within the deep
Chasing the sailor who feeds on horror
Making a nightmare her magical parlor
And so the mermaid is mythical lore
A valuptuous woman, or a fiendish whore.
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