The Fisherman's Fate

A fisherman floats on the wide ocean waters
He sits in his boat where he dreams and he ponders
And out in the blue he hears a distinct voice
Accompanied by sounds of sorrow and rejoice
The melody gets louder. It surrounds him and then
A woman appears with a sparkling fin

The fisherman speaks without hardship or thought
Not knowing that soon his charisma will rot
"Hello, my dear. You hold such a sweet song."
And there was the moment that it all went wrong

Their eyes gave a kiss and all was hushed
In awe and in panic, his face became flushed
His body grew weak. There's shaking in his legs.
He had to break away from this frightening gaze

"Away with you now, Medusa of the sea!
It's much too dangerous to have you near me."

In that summer gaze, the tide seemed to turn
The ocean has drowned him in an unfeasible yearn

Back home all the fisherman's friends would ask why
Why he runs away unto which he'd reply
"Why with all the worthy fish in the sea
Oh, why would she ever choose to swim with me?
I breathe the air and I have two feet
And I act like a fool every time that we meet."







I don't know where to go from here. Should it end happily? Sadly? Maybe I should make both and whoever reads it can decide the fisherman's fate. Hmm... I'll have to come back to this one.

Stay Young With Me

I imagine us in our armchair seats
Swinging around our dangling feet
Cursing and laughing and singing sweet songs
Just like we've done our whole life long

I'll draw you pictures within the walls
You'll give me feathers and with them all
We'll stand up on rooftops and look at the sky
We'll wave our arms quickly and pretend to fly

And we will age but nothing's begun
To get in the way of us and our fun
And our fun may evolve but never flee
We will grow old but stay young with me

Let's lie on the grass and take in the sights
Sculpting clouds by day, sewing stars by night
Let's stay up late and share secrets we keep
Then let the television sing us to sleep

I'll sing in the stores and gather some stares
You'll dance around in your underwear
And we'll paint the walls and paste our art
And we'll see why we can't stay apart

And we will age but nothing's begun
To get in the way of us and our fun
And our fun may evolve but never flee
We will grow old but stay young with me

No matter what, there's always a day
For us to get together and play