Mermaid

"Mermaid"

She beckons with a smile so perfect

Teasing me through a dangerous path

And though I know better

I find myself wanting for her touch

Needing to taste her tongue

Giving into her taunt

Her eyes send my heart racing

Her laugh catches my breath

She is forbidden fruit

Yet we waltz

Slow and careful

On an invisible dance floor

She makes me notice sunflowers

They were once nothing more than weeds

She walks from my day time imaginings

Right through my night time dreams

She could be my undoing

But I don’t care

She is my mermaid

One that will poison me with the perfect kiss

Before dragging me over the edge and into the abyss

Ask me if I care afterwards

For now

I can’t get to her fast enough

Robert Lloyd

25 April 2016