About this episode
The episode explores themes of transformation and identity through the metaphor of a mermaid reflecting on her life at 40.
I didn’t think much About trading my voice and scales away When I fell into the air and happily drowned: As long as we’re happy I happily said, air drunk Love mad— I continued, happily All the years after Keeping peace Between sea and land Ensuring everyone was happy Because I thought […] The post A Mermaid Looks at 40 appeared first on Uncanny Magazine .
Topics covered
- mermaids
- identity
- happiness
- sea and land
- transformation
Keywords
- mermaid
- voice
- scales
- happiness
- sea
- land
- transformation
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