The Day I Died

I jumped off the pier today
Into the depths below I flew
Through a portal of Heaven and Earth
I glided gracefully alongside the mermaids and sirens
They laughed at my fingers and toes
Such sweet, melodious laughter that bubbles up from their souls.
I was invited to stay with them forever,
To live in their castle under the waves.
I wanted to stay, I was not afraid of leaving my world behind.
But something told me I could not, that I did not belong.
It was with sorrow and tears that they bade me farewell.
And I floated to the surface and broke through to the light.
I washed up on a foreign shore,
One unfamiliar to my maiden eyes.
Then a figure approached me,
He gently lifted me to my feet again.
He helped me walk on unsteady legs.
He led me to a firm rock and bid me wait.
I stayed, for so long I stayed.
I fell into a deep slumber,
When I awoke and my eyes were opened
The sun shone against my eyelashes and warmed my cheeks.
I stood on the pier once more,
Peering over its edge, unprotected, unguarded,
Then I turned around and walked away,
With the sun leading the way.