I keep my selkie skin safe
Hidden
Withdrawn
Only when needed
I feel enchanting
Confident, Herculean
In my female body
I have a power over men
I have a power that men
Do not
Think sometimes it angers them, though
They don’t understand its subtleties
And there are times I can’t let my female body show
So I cover myself fully – head to toe
In my seal selkie skin
Slip away amongst the waves
Hidden and withdrawn
Selkie: folk in Celtic and Norse mythology capable of shapeshifting between human and seal form
Image courtesy of Joseph Barrientos