A fantastical narrative feminist horror poem based on America’s broken statutory rape laws, which exonerate men who abuse their child brides, and the pervasive culture of victim blaming — Everyone always said she looked like a mermaid Pulled from the sea and forced to face the light of day What with her long, wavy hair tangling in the tide Sometimes I find myself sitting beside that sea of black ink Waiting for my serpent friend to slither up beside me But today, unlike her…