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The Mermaid B. The Drowning

from The Usurper Regime by Okwaho

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lyrics

Hundreds of people stacked in boats
Desperate screams out of their throats
Left helpless to drift with the waves
Constant threat of water graves

Parents holding their children
In every heartbeat the grip gets tighter
Fear is painted in their eyes
Will they make it to the other side?

Driven by hope sail in the dark
The sea furiously bashing the hull
The elders never stopped praying
But the boat succumbs to the violent waves

A tight embrace of sinking souls
These waters deep and full of lies
The salt of the earth now burning
Within the salt of the sea’s drowning cries

Stepped upon to sink again
A “Don’t be afraid” is heard
Fear reeks from miles away
Tears overflowing this liquid grave

The mermaid never saw the sea
But glimpsed upon the moon
Collapse upon the waves
On this coldest day of June

Light rises from the abyss
Where the hull used to lie
The loving hands that holds her still
Won’t let the mermaid die

They got us on a boat. We were far too many. My mother hugged my tight.
They told us to hold on to the boat and my mother hugged my even tighter.
"Mom what happens if we don't hold on to the boat?" My mother didn't answer.
"You will fall in the sea and become a mermaid" said Layla. "A mermaid is
both a girl and a fish".

My name is Mina, I'm five years old. We have been in the sea for about a week.
My mother holds me tight in her arms. She never lets me go. I'm a mermaid now.

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from The Usurper Regime, released May 1, 2023

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