.
She’s a mer
-maid who’s been swallowed
by the pinpoints of the map.
She’s un
-flapped by cranial tuna,
……..freeway flotsam
and jets
-aimed for better
………places,
but the traces of high
-way ink on her skin
are holding her down
like Gulliver’s Lilliputian
………………..shackles.
It’s enough
to make a cartographer
……………belch.
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Fun word list from my Shawna:
belch, cartographer, cranial, tuna, aerial
Love it! “Cranial tune and freeway flotsam.” Brilliant!
Ha – a cartographer belch! Undone by the highways… I’m sure many can relate to that. Love the thought of “cranial tuna.”
I love the title; what a fun spin on The Little Mermaid.
This is my favorite section:
“She’s un
-flapped by cranial tuna,
……..freeway flotsam
and jets
-aimed for better
………places”
I’m with you on these: “mere maid,” “cranial tuna,” “It’s enough.”