The sirens beckoned him in the middle of the
sea, their entrancing wiles stunningly beguiling
and mystifying. He was held spellbound then,
his heart racing, his pulse quickening to a
rapturous delirium and he knew he was held
captive, a prisoner of his own imagery and ecstasy.
The sea nymphs gathered round him, encircling,
enchanting, luring him closer to them that they
might entreat and cajole and entice. No, he was
not strong enough for resistance, he could not
simply turn and swim away, he yielded to their
gentle mystical call, the call he had only heard
in his lingering daydreams so often.