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September 6, 2023
Underwater

When I was a girl
at the local pool
we tried to talk underwater
pretending we were mermaids.
Mostly we got mouthfuls of chlorine.
I tried this in the ocean
and mostly got mouthfuls of saline.
Communication is fraught with misunderstanding.
The talking heads say nothing.
I've decided to be a merrow, a selkie, a nereid
and just be silent
underwater.

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Oracle of the Mermaids--14--Water Flight--Cast your burdens away

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