I Dreamt of Water

I dreamt of water
Cool and clear
No bubbles rose
No soul was near

We met again
Inside the lake
Where flowers bloom
Three mermaids take

This love of mine
From my arms
His hair so fine
His lips so warm

Before my eyes
They took a knife
And fashioned him
A marine life

A cloud of red
Rose from his lips
And scales did spread
From his white hips

His hair grew thick
Like knotted rope
His lips grew cold
As he lost hope

They say he drowned
Slipped that day
Into the water
And there he lays

But I know better
Because, you see,
I dreamt of water
And mermaids three