the mermaid’s voice returns in this one ( PDFDrive )

take

the good

with the bad

with the grey &

decide

what

we want

to do

with it all. - i’m still alive & therefore so is hope.

the night may fall,

but

i will

always remain. - i’m my own sunset.

the dawn may break,

but

i will

always reign. - i’m my own sunrise.

for

our assignment,

we had to

take ourselves out on a date.

i went to

a flower shop

named in the garden & bought

myself

bouquet

of

wilting daisies

everyone else

turned down &

attached

a love note

from myself to read later.

went up

the street to water witch coffee & picked up

two danishes

only

i would be eating, & before dinner, no less.

i made

a pot of coffee

big enough for four & i stood outside,

mug perched in hand,

staring into the thin, winter-bare

forest

in my backyard.

for what,

i must admit i’m not

entirely certain. i’m

no longer

searching