I popped out covered in sea weed,

The smell of brine when my mother did bleed,

My gills open sucking for oxygen,

Keep me warm in my mind I did plead…

From my beginnings I did swim like a fish,

My legs were fins, covered in scales,

As time passed I grew to live on the land,

Looking more & more each day like that of man…

The older I got the less I did remember,

Of my body being a part & parcel of the ocean,

I’ve always been attracted by the sand and sea,

If you look closely into my eyes, there you will see,

Salt water I cry remembering, therein you will know its definitely me…

© ed~~~~~~10/28/08