by Tyler Turner
Submerge
She plumes as she sinks
like a silken moon
iridescent
her tentacled threads
pulled loose by the water
Float
She pulls up slightly
fanning her hem into a fin
her frilled collar becomes gills
and she breathes in a lungless breath
Drown
Silk breaks the surface in parts
descaled
her tail runs along the seam
where water meets air
and the river drains her away
Dear Damsels publishes empowering collections of fiction, non-fiction and poetry by women writers.
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