acquiescence:
and the saltwater
lapped at her toes
tiny digits,
in careful juxtaposition
to the grandeur of it all
one, two, three
one, two, three
one.
two.
three.
and she waltzed
on the water,
like jesus.
barefoot,
in a taffeta dress
a siren, so it seems
sailor, sailor
swim to me.
sailor, sailor
sink to me.
a dirge being sung
in minor key
lamenting a life,
resolutely
born into the sea.
