In the quiet
Of the night
When my family
Is in bed
And I am alone
Sitting on the couch
With only the glow
Of the television
As my company,
My true mood
Begins to sink in
And swim around
Deep within me--
And as much as I
Try to let go
And slice through
The waves over
My head, I know
This is not anything
I can swim away
From. I have
To swim in it
And learn
The currents of
My depths as if
I were the only
mermaid in the ocean.