TRIGGER WARNING: dark.
Sing, sweet siren.
It is all you are good for.
Waves lap in symphony,
Seagulls cry overhead,
Your cracked lips part.
With your chest, stomach, heart
You scream, ‘Save me!’
Sing, sweet siren.
It is all you are good for.
When your voice breaks
Or you break,
Whichever comes first,
Foolish, not sweet:
You are good for nothing
Sing, sweet siren.
It is all you are good for.
Stop singing
To meet the same fate
That befell your male companions:
Lungs consumed,
Lying silent on the seabed
Sing, sweet siren.
It is all you are good for.
Do my bidding
With manic eyes
Day after day.
Doom every stranger that dares
To trespass in my waters.
Deborah Rose Green is Contributing Editor for Hey Young Writer! She is also the author of Dragon Pearls (2019) and Crown My Heart (2020). You can follow her on Instagram at @authordeborahrose or visit her website, deborahrosegreen.co.uk!
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