The Place I Belong

"The world down here is huge, far and wide;
But I bet up there, there`s more than one side" ;
She sighs to herself as she paces to and fro,
Looking to the depths beneath her, just below.

She stared atop, amazed with the bright blue sky;
As a tiny tear drop shattered down from her eye,
"If only I could grow legs, walk upon the land up there;
Feel the sand between my toes, the wind in my hair -- "

She looks to her sisters, swimming away in glee;
But with them is the last place she wants to be,
"This place I belong, is filled with pain and broken dreams;
But up there, above my world, it`s better than it seems."

She let her voice run wild, as she sang from her heart;
Holding herself together, trying not to break apart;
The boy she seen every night when she closed her eyes,
Was above the water, living a life of pathetic lies.

"The place I belong, it isn`t the same without him here,
He has legs and feet, he sees the world so clear;
But he`ll never fall for a girl like me, one with a fin;
I`m stuck down here on my own, just wonderin' --

What is life like without the water encasing your body?
To see the tranquilities of mother nature, walk free?"
With one last glance to the sky above the ocean blue,
She swims in angst, with spiteful words so few.

-Jenna Elphick
September 22, 2007