Jane Eyre inspired

" 'I would rather be happy than dignified', Jane's words fluttered"
Graphite and papercut on board

to ephemeral

"she knit her thought under the tree

as a child, when asked

“When you grow up,

between career or a happy life with someone you love,

which would you choose?

The answer came out easy

no hesitation

no second thought

“I am not parasitic to any man”

Having grown up

she realized

it was the most challenging conundrum of all"

"Are you real, are are you ephemeral too?"
Graphite, papercut and digital manipulation

(the rest of) Beyond

And she realized the truth behind her bargainwith the
Seawitch and her predicament. The human legs, came with them
were the utmost bliss and curse that women are bestowed with.

She threw herself into the open sea. Then she realized, no one,
even the Prince, could possess her. Her spirit so wild and inflaming
that it would never succumb into living a trivial marriage life.

Once there was a dreamer who sought relentless adventures,and
she finally got her wish: as a wind, she travelled wherever she
wanted and landed wherever she thought worth visiting.

beyond (7)

Although her toes oozed with pain, the Mermaid started 

her enchanting dance under the divine crescent. 

beyond (6)

But there was something really wrong with the human world 

For the first time the Mermaid was aware of her own nakedness. 

beyond (5)

The Mermaid's voice withered away and 

she found herself grapsing for breath in the fathomless

beyond (4)

"Please make me become human. I have fallen for 

one and until we reunite, my heart is tormented."

The price for a pair of human legs is her eloquence. 

A voice lost is a personality gone.

But her heart was then blindfolded, 

so she drank the potion at once.