I miss you
Bubbles escape my mouth
I miss your touch
Your hands holding my waist
I can only see water
The current is pulling me down deep
Onto the sand bed where you lie
I thought I could bring you back to life
But in the end, I'm stuck
Saltwater fills my lungs
As I shut my pale blue eyes I think that no one will take care of me back in the village
They think I'm wasted away with grief and sorrow
They don't know that I'm lonely waiting for someone that will never return
Gura mise tha fo éislean
Moch sa mhaduinn is mi g'éirigh
Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
The end.
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Selkies, Gaelic Songs, and Highlander Mythology: Short Stories
FantasyHighlanders myths, and the songs by the people of Scotland and Ireland that they sing in Gaelic have inspired these short stories. I always use selkies as a way of speaking my truth. Selkies are humanoid creatures who can shapeshift between human a...
