A Mermaid’s Lair

by Suzette Bohne’ Sommers

My desire for you is as deep as a mermaid’s lair

Where I have you bound and enslaved

I wear myself out rushing to the surface to gulp the air you need to survive

And I dive back down to breathe it into your impatient longing lungs

Our love-making takes me to the depths of my soul-craving

Then back up for a deep breath

And another dive deep to find you again

I tell you stories of the secrets of my lust with men who walk on the surface, earth-bound

Hovering between two opposing plains, we feast on each other