vErTigO
She is on a boat, in the middle of the sea
Mermaids surround her, each with a baby in hand
They start to sing, tipping her boat over
She flails in the green
In tune with the surf in her head
The sea rises and falls with her
Taking their cue from her baton arms
The mermaids rock with her, babies and all
As do the fish with their fins
The octopi with their arms
The crabs with their claws
The sea lions, the orca, the icebergs
The waves rise higher and higher
Reaching for the moon
which cannot resist this late-night jazz
It starts to sway to the pull of the waves
Venus, right by the moon this night
Swings in time
Left to right and left again
The solar system in disarray
Saturn's rings whirl in a frenzy
Now the planets spin right off their orbit
Striving to keep pace
With the girl in the ocean far below
Nothing can hold
Skidding along the Milky Way
Shattering asteroids in their path,
They crash into Andromeda
Till they finally slow to a swirl
The planets find their spot
Around a new sun
The girl steps out of the sea
Water diamonds stud her body
Her dress shimmers In the light
Her world is still at last.
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