Sunday, August 26, 2018

The Cruel Sea Witch

Every morning I feel the itch,
but I don’t want to lose control.
Must avoid the clutches of the cruel Sea Witch!

The Sea Witch is such a bitch!
She has a cupboard full of the souls
of all the fish who’ve felt the itch

to dive down her trenchy ditch
and diamond-mine the coal-black holes
of the thirsty ocean where the witch

lives. She’s blowsy and shrill, and neither scales
nor clothing does she wear. All day she trolls
for curious fishes who may feel the itch

fishes who’ll soon grow legs, they wish—
but won't escape these brack-y shoals,
their souls owned by the cruel Sea Witch!

Can’t I just flip a toggle-switch:
sexy feet / fishy tail?
Every morning I flip the switch
and jacklight the dingles of the cruel Sea Witch!