no means no.
do you hear me?
do you?
NO.
it’s quite a simple word
to comprehend
one word.
a refusal
a rejection
not
an invitation
to push
emotionally
mentally
or physically.
no means no.
did you hear me?
did you?
No?
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The Salt in her Voice
The myth says mermaids sing to lure sailors to their death. But why? The ocean is huge. Only 5 percent has been discovered by man. Why would a creature of the sea with that much space to roam ever care about the fate of men on ships? The answer, as it turns out, is not a simple one at all. The truth about the myth is older than the tides. Long ago before the first ship ever cut across the surface, the sea made a pact with the sky. The sky would take the souls of the drowned. Anyone who died in storms or any quiet accidents of the deep would have their soul lifted upward to the Heavens while the bodies would remain below, feeding the oceans endless hunger. The greedy sea however wanted more souls than the sky would claim. So it created mermaids. It gave them beautiful voices woven from currents and moonlight. It commanded them to sing. "Bring forth the ones who float where they should sink." it instructed them. So they did. They never killed out of malice but out of obligation. They sung to summon, not to seduce. A mermaid's voice could loosen the tether between the body and soul, making any man step willingly into the water. The sea would take the body and the sky would take the soul. Balance maintained.
By Sara Wilson6 days ago in Fiction
Comments (12)
Thought I commented! Love this, Kayleigh! Succinctly put, Ms Fraser dropping truth bombs in this one! Well done!
Truths be Told-♥️💯👌💬
So many people talk about what parents should teach their daughters but forget their sons. This is such a valuable lesson and easy to teach! Even easier to follow, thanks for sharing!
Great message in a poem!❤️
I just don't know what part of NO is so difficult for them to understand. It's just so annoying! Loved your poem!
I felt this in my life on so many occasions and you just want to scream these words! So well written! 🥲
So much I could say about this piece. There are so many layers to the male/female dynamic and how words and actions are interprested. An excellent plea, poem, letter!
I’m not sure why it’s so hard for some of us men to comprehend. No doesn’t mean she/he/they are playing hard to get and secretly wants to be pursued. It means STOP!!! Great poem and message!
Thank you for this 🫶 can I just emphasize that maybe doesn’t mean yes 😭
Totally. It is the end, not the beginning, of a conversation <3 xx
Very direct. So true.
Great poem.