Wondering

Sometimes I wonder what others think about, and one day I found myself wondering what

mermaids think about as they swim so freely in the oceans of the sea.  So I decided that 

the best way to find out was simply to go to the source.  I ordered the necessary mermaid

fins to cover my legs, and once they came, I set my alarm to get up early so as not to have

too many people spook the mermaid I was searching for.  I drove to the beach in the wee

hours of the morning and sat on the pier as I drew the fins up over my legs and made sure

it was on tightly.  Easing myself into the water, it took a while to learn to use my legs to

propel me properly.  In time I mastered the technique, and I swam off is search of a 

mermaid.   And surprisingly, it didn't take long.  I found her just off of Santa Monica........

about 15 feet below the surface.  She was pausing there watching the fish swim around.

As I approached her, she looked at me curiously, but didn't flee.  As I swam up to her side,

I introduced myself and explained why I was there.  When I asked her "just what do

mermaids think about," she smiled at me and said "I often wonder what it would be like

to be a real girl, with legs and all.  It is the same reason humans think about the idea of

being free, without boundaries, as it is so with the butterflies, birds and fish.  All people

wish to be what they are not, to be free from the shackles of their own existence.  We are

all one, and as such share much commonality."  I had my answer, and swam off to go

back to my true and often regimented life.