I Could Only Rescue One of Us

There are many ways

To self-mutilate

There are many ways

To self-destruct

I wanted to rescue him

He wanted to rescue her

Everyone was drowning.

I could only rescue

One of us

And that was me

Even as I watched them

Drag each other down

I had to keep swimming

For the shore.

Turning back

I only saw

Empty water

And heard the

Crying of gulls

Let me pretend

That they will live

Happily

Ever

After

Magically transformed

Into Poseiden

And a Mermaid

Happily

Ever after

In their shell.

Even though

My instincts

Know

It could only be

Painfully

Ever

After

Trapped in Hell