Peter and Ariel

dont forget, as you have forgotten,

that i am the sea child

i will bide my time and you may come to see me

tame and easy to bind

with your rude rudder

you may put me aside in your sandstreaked mind

like an old toy, an old love

but remember, you will remember,

the way i swept you away with my long fingers

that reached beyond what you understood

and took you away into the depths

of what humanity, and the sea, dares to be

in the secret caverns where all is dark and light

where you reached for the sun

and i lifted you with all my swirling strength

and threw

and now there you are

standing on your silly shore

looking out at the waves as though they were a backdrop

for the more important shot

you'll never see your shadow slipping away

sinking into the salt water with your soul

I'll sew it back on with my needle and thimble

in your dreams that you cannot forget

and you will wake up and remember

what i told you in that last moment

I was the sea child. until we met.

Now I am a woman grown

I charge you. do not forget.

Neither you nor I were made to live alone.