light is falling slowly deep deep down
to our garden red Liziya wants to go to the surface again
I say ok, ok, we flip our tails warm and up
yellow light hurts my eyes thin air bites my skin
she likes it here I don't
zips to shore to watch her legged one just watches
won't take him under don't know why I bet he's warm
shallows crowded flashing silver orange Dolphins!
flip and splash and dive through silver swarms
they bite and swallow happy sounds squeaking
play and feed all things kill the things (not Liziya)
hot light sinks and small ones come with a big white mother
air softer now Liziya and my skin shines glows shimmers
ship swishing on the surface it's him, she says
let's go, I say
oh no, grasping but I slip away closer closer open mouth and throat
I sing the song deep deep
deep currents dancing ripples blue-green crashing sea songs
legged ones peer over the side
one with red hot hair but eyes like mine I want him
come come I am sea
I am deep cool and green roaring tides mesmerize
I am sea breeze whispering splashing white foam
I am why you left home
he dives, I dive
he is warm pressed to me does not slip away
red sun hair flowing like anemone softer mouth warm
hands wrapped round wrists clinging tight
flops thrashes like the fish the dolphins loved
clumsy without grace
hush I hold him and swim
deep
deep down
stillness
still, I hold him
warmth, fading Liziya watches as I let go
he drifts away to freedom in the tide
don't you see, she says, I don't want Him to die
her legged one, she means, not mine
he's warm, I say, fingers to my lips, watching him drift away
but the him is gone, the warm part always makes me
feel but
there's always more up there, in the air