This poem leaves me with a lot of questions. What is it that they must be freed from? What has them standing on the shore? Are they about to "Free" themselves from this life because that would be a dark turn for this to take. I could see them being merpeople finally returning to their home, the sea.

Why is she so afraid of the ocean though? Are they planning to swim to freedom or something darker? I don't know if I really want to know the answer to this. When it comes down to brass tacks I found this poem more disturbing than romantic.