Melvin’s Lament

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019by The Abject Muse

Melvin is a merman fraught with angst. His parents’ irresponsible and haphazard interspecies coupling left him with a laundry list of psychological disorders to navigate:

“Mirror, mirror on the seafloor,

what am I really, at my core?

Am I merman, or am I troll—

Is this always, how I must roll?”

8 thoughts on “Melvin’s Lament”

Elaine's Bloggers Paradise says:

January 22, 2017 at 8:55 am

You are so clever, I love these word challenges 🌹

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1. The Abject Muse says:
  
  January 22, 2017 at 12:29 pm
  
  Thank you, Elaine. I live for writing prompts & challenges. 🙂
  
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  1. Elaine's Bloggers Paradise says:
    
    January 22, 2017 at 12:30 pm
    
    And you excel in them too 😉
    
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magickmermaid says:

January 22, 2017 at 10:41 am

Mermaid Stamp of Approval! 🙂

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1. The Abject Muse says:
  
  January 22, 2017 at 12:28 pm
  
  I thought of you while I was writing this! 🙂 So glad you approve.
  
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tedstrutz says:

January 23, 2017 at 2:12 pm

Excellent.

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1. The Abject Muse says:
  
  January 23, 2017 at 4:28 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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