The Nameless Mermaid’s Revenge
For you I sacrificed, I endured. I secured you from the bitter snatches of the sea. For you the sea-witch sliced me to silence. In the sea I wait, unseen, obscured by rugged gulls and rocks I watch....
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My mother wished me beautiful. She wished my lips cold crimson, caring more for their colour than the words they would form. She wished my skin white as snow: pale to match a pale personality. For my...
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Can your name be Rumplestiltskin? The Queen of Tricks with a smirk, with a quick lash of soft tongue spoke his name and watched him crumble. Watched his anger stamping and sinking down through splits...
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I used to love the virginal, the perfection. Knowing I was the first to explore the scent: crisp, white and clean; the paper-cut sharpness. Knowing I was the first to know. Carefully. Gently. I push...
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