The Siren and The Faery

 

There once was a faery

Handsome as could be

And every day he’d fly to the sea

To visit pretty mermaids

He’d taunt and tease

Something about them made him quite pleased

Could it be the fact

They had no power over him

Or did he torture them

Simply on a whim

 

Whatever the case,

They mostly didn’t mind

Except one girl

Who decided he was quite out of line

Every day he’d come to play

Sad, sweet, sick, twisted games

Perhaps not knowing

Not everyone was having fun

Needing him as they needed the sun

 

Confused and heartbroken

She went on her own

And spoke to her seashells

Seeking a home

Somewhere to feel peacefully pleased

Away from that damned,

Prettyboy faery

 

Try as she might

She couldn’t escape it

He’d smile and laugh

But was always complacent

Nobody noticed

How sad the scene was

And all of a sudden

Her mind was abuzz

 

She considered her motives

If her heart was true

Decided it didn’t matter

And went ahead through

She did what she could to help everybody

Even those that were horribly haughty

 

 

 

She solved people’s problems

One by one

And soon she was left

Burning up in the sun

 

 

So the mermaid sank to the bottom of the ocean

Wishing she had a magic love potion

To take her away to a far better land

Where pain and beauty

Didn’t go hand in hand

 

Everyday she saw him

And his pearly white smile

She longed for and hated

That time for a while

 

She waited and waited for things to change

But Finally decided,

Love was too out of range

She gave up at last

Her hope ran out like a sigh

She laid on the sea floor

Waiting to die

 

Nowhere to be

Nobody to see

But a taunting, beautiful, conceited faery

 

To live or to die

She swam up each night

To see him dip his toes in the lake

She waited and stared

Utterly unprepared

For the loneliness that crept in her heart

 

“Doesn’t have to be him” she called out

“Anybody will do, I swear

I’m just so sick and tired

Of being admired

I’m Unloved, uncared for. I’m aware”

To whom she was addressing

She couldn’t be sure

But she knew her cry had been heard

Because out of the blue

She felt something new:

A love slipped through the air

 

She was stunned into silence

Not thinking a thing

She waited so patiently

To learn what had happened

On that desperate day

When she’d cried all emotion away

 

She didn’t wait long

For the sea began changing

The water around her then surged

It pulled her to land

Not feeling so grand

She saw him right next to her

 

Alarmed and distraught

She waited a lot

For her heart to start screaming in pain

But everything was fine

His beauty out of mind

And not a thing was wrong

 

“How strange,” she thought

for she could finally think

about what had just taken place

“I’m not in pain. In fact, I’m okay,”

she slipped into sleep with relief

 

But even more,

When she awoke

He was still sitting right there

Not daring to hope,

She looked for the bloke

That held his attention so clearly

 

They were alone

and for a moment he’d shone

a bit of confused uncertainty

“why is she smiling?

Is it so surprising?

I told her I’d be here last night”

 

 

 

But of course she’d forgotten

Her memory rotten

She grasped the situation at hand

 

“Things are okay for right now,”

He seemed to say in his stance,

“You can go back to sleep

Or get something to eat

Don’t worry, I’ve nowhere to go.”

 

So she went about her business.

Luring pretty men to their death

And sure enough when she returned at day’s end,

The faery boy was scribbling with pens.

 

“Ahem” she muttered, clearing her throat

so as not to seem too rude

He looked up and smiled

Kept drawing a while

Then decided it was time to go

 

She didn’t know when he’d be back

Certain he would when he could

She went off to bed

And cradled her head

Which seemed oddly lighter that night

Free of concern or a lover to yearn

Things were okay until light