My Gift

My Gift

She lay her purple arms

Around my neck

And walked away

The water crept up to my knees

As I stood in the moonlight

With my new gift

A fly showed up, to claim 

what was his (I'd forgotten about the flies) 

I thought the arms were mine

I know the insects have their rights

But I overrode them 

(Purple Arm, Purple Arm)

I wish I could have kept them

But I couldn't-

So, I gave them to the sea