- Vol. 04
- Chapter 08
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The Mermaid
I slept with you last night You came to me in the spaces between threads Walking on shadow trees, I caught a glimpse of an ancient forgotten horror Your lure a sickly hymn beckoning my being Your form, wretched and unholy Now you live, parasitic, with all the other unspeakable secrets