Old democracy
The only way to redeem
Thee is persuasion
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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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 Wilson3 days ago in Fiction
Comments (7)
Sometimes I think Democracy The Ideal was locked away in a trunk by Democracy In Practice long ago to whither away
It might take a revolution. Well done.
Persuasion please redeem! Insightful senryu. Thought - provoking AI generated image. Excellent.
ah so powerfully true, my friend!
This was so deep and powerful! Loved your Senryu!
Love it! I was just talking to someone about how we need a straight majority rule in this country. The electoral college is as antiquated as slavery. If we elected by popular vote, it would solve a whole lot of problems.... including overcoming some justified cynicism from younger people about whether or not their vote truly matters! I enjoyed this poem (and that picture you generated)! ⚡💙⚡
This was powerful! Love it! 💌🌟