Angry Moon Mermaid by Linda M. Crate

you denied any wrong doing,

but the sirens in your eyes

told me otherwise

still luring maidens and their dreams

to death;

but love is the greatest power we could have

or hope to know

i won't let you turn it into a perversion

because your lust

is enough to break hearts and maybe even souls—

i fly with the wings of ravens

dance with the fae

swim with the mermaids,

and i am a daughter of the moon;

i will not be afraid to cross you in the sunlight or in the heart

of the darkest night

the rabbit hearted girl you once knew is gone

i am a battle ready warrior

the vampire with the foolproof plan couldn't foresee me—

i know you think you're oh so clever,

but for you that would be a difficult endeavor;

mermaids can be every bit as dangerous as sirens

i will drown you in the hurricanes of my rage.

Linda M. Crate is the author of the Magic Series and has many poems, short stories, reviews, and essays published both online and in print. Her third poetry collection Sing Your Own Song is forthcoming from Barometric Press Series.