The Call of the Nymph - Priscilla Hernandez

Down here I hardly see the world through water lilies

rounded and edged distorted silhouettes

Under the waters my graceful being suspended

by a rope of weeds bound so tightly to my waist

It’s so silent down here I can only hear

the hissing murmur of the distant river

It’s so freezing so cold come to me my dear, my dear…

Won’t you dare to break the glassy surface

of this shady pond?

there’s no reason to feel fear if your heart is wise and pure

Are you afraid it is not?

Where do you hide?

Where do you go?

Why do you run away?

It seems it was ages ago

I last saw the shining sky

how many souls I may devour

to become a dragonfly?

And fly high

Down here I hardly see the world through water lilies