I Was Drowning in His Laughter

I was a mermaid drowning
in his laughter,
A sea of warmth where
I sought my refuge,
But his eyes, they danced with
another's rapture,
While I remained a silent,
wistful muse.

His smile, a beacon,
shone so brightly,
Guiding my heart through
shadowed tides,
Yet he never saw me
watching nightly,
Yearning for the love
he never provides.

His joy, a melody,
sweet and fleeting,
Filled my world with
a tender ache,
But in his dreams,
I found no meeting,
Only in my reveries
did my heart awake.

So I swam in oceans
of silent sorrow,
My love, a secret
he’d never know,
For his smile was borrowed,
never to follow,
The mermaid's heart
in the undertow.