Written by Nikoleta Dervisevic. Photography by Nina Herbst.
How do you break open,
A sea shell,
Closed tightly,
At the bottom of the endless ocean?
Turbulence and waves have only
Made it stronger.
Sitting there, among the rocks,
You could easily mistake it for one.
Yet, it carries a secret centuries old,
A tale waiting to be told.
Kindness, innocence and joy, a child-like heart
Beating to the sound of the waves.
A pearl of emotion, sincerity and tenderness.
Its white glow
Helped the sea life communicate,
In the darkest of nights.
Its white glow
Became a light.
Misunderstood, she didn’t quite fit in,
On the contrary,
She stood out from all the sea life,
And as you can imagine,
That brought great strife.
All you could hear was
Mermaid’s laughter,
Envy growing deep.
The pearl no longer had a home
In the ocean,
So she created her own,
Deep within the armor of her shell
She felt all alone.
