Wading through the stars, these waters,

 as warm as a freshly drawn bath

incinerating fires of youth

my thirst quenched drowning in this pool

disrobed, unveiled, I revel in this summer night

elevated swimming in dreams fulfilled

spilling out becoming one with this darkness

the black that envelopes the shores

once kissed by the sun

I ache in this moment

Overwhelmed by the myriad emotions

That can run so fierce and fast

In the distance lovers embrace

But I will be entangled in my own arms tonight

I will discover my deepest passions

I will move through myself and these gentle waters

A pioneer of undiscovered territories

Shaking off all the dust and chaos

Moving through these waters like I belong here

Just a mermaid that once walked on the land.

KEP 7/13/09