how i wish

Give me a Mermaid for a Tattoo

Archie Barcelona

Give me a mermaid for a tattoo,
on my flanks she will walk ,
on my arms she will flex,
on my belly she will dance
like she were alive,
unhooked.

I lounge
on a bed of shells,
listening
to hypnotic songs
to mermaids mouthing tales
of forgotten cities.
Incredibly
I understand,
despite the bubbles that muddle
each utterance.

Give me a mermaid for a tattoo,
indelibly pinning her between
needle and skin,
trapping forever
a companion
who talks
in ink.

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i was proscrastinating AGAIN... then i saw this poem... aww... how i wish this words are for me... *sigh*