mer girl by sara b.
Let’s Flip a Coin
Missed Connections in Manhattan
Let’s flip a coin… Heads, I’ll give you a kiss… Tails, you promise not to fall in love with me.
I walk these city streets banging to the sound of my own drum.
Clumsy me I trip over my own feet. I guess that drum skipped a beat.
I place my faith in the hands of coincidence hoping that one day these cobble stones and dead ends will lead me straight to you.
That awkward stare and my sultry smile, in a flash our whole lives spin together as one.
A world wind before I even get to know your name.
I probably shouldn’t be feeling this way about you already…
You can blame my lack of resistance to years of loneliness.
The Island of Manhattan isn’t kind to those with a pretty face and an empty heart.
Let’s feel alive again, please?
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The volume of Creative Commons artwork on Flickr greatly exceeds that of even missed connections messages, but finding that perfect image makes the search completely worthwhile. sara b’s Mer Girl photograph appeared in a rather lackluster search for “coin, shoe, sidewalk” and the image’s mysterious beauty immediately captivated my eyes. Is the Mer Girl heads or tails? Is she moving away or towards something? Some answers we will never have…
