- Vol. 04
- Chapter 08
Not a sea creature
The irony of it all, long held belief of mystical beauty, a sacred treasure, subject of many a sailor's fantasy. The search goes on to find the elusive... Movies were made to exploit the legend. Little girls dream of being me. But... Are they serious? I simply want to be normal like the other girls. Without scales and gills, I'm not a freak but not human either. I must be free to swim with my kind, You would put me in a glass bubble to use me as an exhibit, No, that is not who I am. In the midst of my ugliness is the true beauty of who I am. Look for me if this gives you joy, but leave me to live as I was created, if only in the hearts and minds of the seaward soul.