The Ocean Within Me

When the water within me purges,
and shakes like the frothy seas
against rocky shores.

When the mermaids float
upon red pools of blood,
and they dance among
the organs within me.

And the creatures of my seas
swim towards the ruins,
Atlantis, beyond the dark.

When the waters,
grow calm from the song
of a lute, and Poisedon
has cast his spell.

When the temple sinks
below the candied red,
and it floods its walls
like a great sacrifice.

When the mermaids
hide behind the innermost
me, they escape my soul
bearing hatred and scrutiny.

When the waves burst fourth,
and tears come out.
I watch as a storm parades
my gentle sea.

And as blood breaks free
from my barrier - skin.
The ocean I bear is parted,
just a little more.