An Ode of an Undine by Zen Perona
AN ODE OF AN UNDINE A story about an Undine – The Lady In The Water, also known as a water nymph. There are so many stories about them. They are closely related to the Selkies, Mermaids and other creatures of the deep. Here’s my ode to such a devilish beauty…
Beware! What lies beneath? She sleeps in the depths of oblivion She lies waiting in the abyss Her pale blue skin is covered with algae While her hair is made of seaweed and moss Her eyes are green, they glimmer under the sea Shells cover her body parts while corals grow around her Her stomach growls, she feels hungry again The urge to taste flesh creeps in She smells blood nearby, she senses someone drawing near A shadow cast above the shipwreck where in the abyss she sees clear It’s another human she said, it’s another man! With an evil smile on her face, she smirked as she swam closer She went out of her dwelling, she went seeking him more She changed her form and went on disguise, as a strange looking fish this was her lie The man unsuspecting, he didn’t know what lay there He did not know of the dangers the adventure would implore His curiosity might kill him, his freedom might suffocate him The big blue was filled with wonders he can ever hold It makes him happy, it makes him long for so much more As he went deeper and deeper, he saw something swimming by He wasn’t afraid even if the creature was nearby It swam with him but it kept it’s distance From afar, he could see it’s scales and fins A strange creature he said to himself but he was happy, he wanted to touch it He never thought of the danger, he never thought of anything else He was at peace with nature, he was one with the elements The creature went nearer, it was already beside him As he reached out for it, it did not shy away It went closer and closer until the distance became awkward and the space was alarming The creature wasn’t showing hostility or anger, he even thought it was smiling But in an instant it changed into it’s hideous form A beauty so enchanting, a beauty whose heart is cold She was no longer the creature whom he has seen before Before he knew it, it was too late This creature has trapped him, her gaze he found so tender He was smitten, he was paralyzed, he couldn’t move his feet So with a smile on his face, he went down to the abyss Where this monstrous she-hag went with a devious plan in place There she awaited him with excitement, her sharp fingers and teeth Alas! The poor man has fallen to his underwater grave His fate was sealed and doomed by this monster that he thought was pure He has fallen to the likes of an enchantress as deadly as poison can be With one last look she devoured him, she consumed him to the core His painful screams could not be heard as he heard his heart beat it’s last A tear fell on her cheeks as the water run red for this is her life, this is her misery!
