The poem “We Are Mermaids” was very interesting to me. I found the writing to be beautiful and believe there can be multiple interpretations of it. I interpreted the poem as being written from a mermaid’s perspective but also think this could be compared to the perspective of human life. The descriptive language of the ocean such as “the salt of the ocean is always the salt of tears”, “we know the consistent waves”, and “to nose along the floor of the rough world” all explain how the ocean is home to mermaids. The salt of the ocean being compared to tears shows that they feel every emotion in this home. This is where I can begin to compare this to human life. While humans do not reside in the ocean, home in real life is often a place where emotions are felt. Home does not have to be a physical house, but can be a place or person of comfort and feelings. The poem also refers to the mermaids as “both predators and prey” which I can also compare to human beings. Each person in the world plays a different role in other people’s lives. In some stories, people can be villains, disliked, or negative while in someone else’s story that same person could be a hero, liked, or a positive. This is similar to how mermaids are depicted differently in different stories. In some stories, mermaids are seen as beautiful creatures who do no harm while in others they might be villainous and evil. The poem ends by saying “Some of us are going to be okay”. This is another aspect that is apparent in both myth and real life. Life is unpredictable and there is no guarantee whether or not a persons life will work out the way they want it to. I liked that the poem said “some” and not “all” because of this lack of guarantee. Comparing mythical stories to human life in this poem is very powerful. The poem teaches valuable lessons for humanity while also telling the tales of mythical creatures and how they can be depicted differently.