The Sea Witch

Sitting curled up in the corner,

Watching mother favor brother

Silently sobbed the Sea Witch.

She’d been forgotten, deemed a stranger,

Ever since the death of father.

Abandoned was the Sea Witch.

The hurt she felt was magnified:

For little brother now was king;

Disowned had been the Sea Witch.

Now seeking value, Sea Witch eyed

The magic powers so oft despised,

For attention desired the Sea Witch.

As years of peace through kingdoms far

The new king, Triton, did maintain,

More jealous grew the Sea Witch.

And all the while her soul was marring;

Her hands with blood of inn’cents stained:
Dark powers sought the Sea Witch.

But while her magic grew and grew,

So also did her brother’s emp’re.

And so envy filled the Sea Witch.

At last revenge had come anew!

For Triton’s wife a daughter bore.

An evil plan had the Sea Witch.

Ensnare the Princess Ariel:

Twas easy for the Witch to do,

For cunning was the Sea Witch.

At Sea Witch’s mother’s burial,

The princess gave sorceress a clue:

“The key is humans,” thought the Sea Witch.

When years gone by Sea Witch discover’d

That Ariel to be human needed,

An idea struck the Sea Witch.

And granting legs, her tail discarded,

The princess walked on human feet,

For this was the gift of the Sea Witch.

As Sea Witch planned a handsome prince

Did catch the fancy of Triton’s daught’r.

And smiled did the Sea Witch.

A spell or two and then the prince

And Ariel could be together.

All the work of the Sea Witch.

So things moved quickly between the two,

And they arranged their wedding.

Now enter the scene the Sea Witch.

Her spells acted as the only glue

So now them she was removing.

For revenge desired the Sea Witch.

The plan was ending, almost done:

Just one more spell and now the groom

Would fall in love with Sea Witch.

A few weeks later: wedding’s done.

The witch and prince visited Ariel’s tomb.

Now revenge was completed by the Sea Witch.

And happily ever after would

Now close the story hoped the witch,

But no such luck for the Sea Witch.

Though love was not, the marriage could

Endure. For surely she could stitch

A thread of love, thought the Sea Witch.

But just as hope was rising, though,

The prince escaped the wicked spells;

No knowledge had the Sea Witch.

The prince told wife: “Now I must go

For love for you I do not feel.”

Hurt was the with-child Sea Witch.

And as enchantress watched with son,

The human prince away did run.

Unloved remained the Sea Witch.