land-locked mermaid

Actor <n>Liv Ullmann</n> on the set of <n>Ingmar Bergman</n>'s 1966 film <n>Persona</n>.

I am an overly emotional person. I say too much; care too little. I get angry too fast; cry a lot. I speak too loud; eat too fast. I push people away; and cry when they leave. I screw things up too often, and can never fix them. I am not the prettiest flower in the field, nor am I the tallest or the sweetest.

But I will love you, and every part of you there is to offer. I will see your flaws, and I will love them just as much as I love your strengths. I will be the one to kiss your lips awake in the morning, and sing you to sleep at night. I will love you so deeply that even the ocean would be jealous. I have many flaws; but loving you is not one of them.

\- Julie Martinez

A <n>Baby sea turtle</n> swims toward the surface. Photo by <n>Ben Hicks</n>.

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An underwater photograph of a <n>humpback whale</n> by <n>Jake Wilton</n> and <n>Rita Kluge</n>.

A <n>Hairy Anglerfish</n> (<n>Caulophryne pelagica</n>). Photo by <n>David Shale</n> for <n>Nature Picture Library</n>.

An underwater photograph by <n>Zoë Lower</n>.