Iron Poet, Round XIII.

[cadhla]

Welcome to the latest round of Iron Poet, the game where you give me three words and I give you a poem. This is an adaptation of a standard writer's workshop activity, and I do not claim the original concept. I just claim to enjoy doing it

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Mermaid Heart.

[cadhla]

They tell her story, sacred and profane;
They call her "princess," "pilgrim"; call her "poor,"
As if through words they'll make the story plain,
Make it more than penitence and pain...
Her mermaid heart. The knife. The cold seafloor.