Sentimental

Fishing Net

I am just an average mermaid

That lives in the sea for life.

You're a mighty sailor and pirate

That often go from island to island.

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Rumors and gossips told me

That you're a savage,

A vagabond who like to curse

With your hearts' desires.

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Storytellers described you as

A brutally scary and frightening man

With no mercy towards

All the civilizations, above or below.

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Even my parents warned me

Not to wander too far at night

Or I will be caught,

Never to see the ocean ever again.

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Even though they may be true,

My beating heart remained curious,

Ignoring all of the precautions

The merfolks heap on me.

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One fateful night,

While everyone was asleep,

I swam up

Higher than ever before.

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But right before I gasped for air,

Everything went pitch black.

Little did my soul know that

I was knocked out.

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Morning rises, and I found out

That I was trapped,

And this was the first time

My eyes met you.

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You were indeed the man

I heard from all of these years.

You were exactly the seaman

That I should never have contact with.

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Yes, you love to cuss,

And yes, you were uncouth,

But what made me surprised

Was your love for me.

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Especially, the moment I met you,

You seemed to show the affection for me

That was never found in raiders like you.

From then on, we were in love.

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After all, maybe they were wrong.

No matter how rude you could all be,

I still love you, and you too.

Maybe love caught us all in its net.