Shell Shock Venus

Shell Shock Venus, aborted at sea
 Her youthful uniform torn open and free
 Floating where the whirlpools swirl
 Men came diving for her pearl
 They'd scour her surfaces
 She'd dredge up their deep
 In a chaotic universe, shallow and sweet
 And as the merman hurled
 Woman went careening from the girl
 And no line of questioning
 Could penetrate her nerve
 But something was tapping her reserve
 Ashes of innocence, splinters of dreams
 Her anger in residence, ripping the seams
 And petrifying fast
 She anchored to that mast
 Through waves of ecstasy
 They'd compromise
 But something was vacant in her eyes
 Reptiles in water, a goddess in heat
 We dreamt of a daughter, Venus and me
 Floating where the whirlpools swirl
 Men came diving for her pearl