Let’s sail away, honey

to reach the far end of the world

where no land is seen

and the mermaids make us seashell crowns

She is everything I am not. She is supple as a snake.

I am frozen.

She is the whisper of holidays and beach trips, BBQs and laughter.

says my Sunday School teacher, that's easy

for her to say because we kids love her

so if she's speaking from experience

then maybe she's been married before so