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Prince Charming



Since a young age, we girls are told

That Prince Charming is raw and bold

That one fateful day when our eyes do meet

I’ll behold a smile and glance so sweet

I’ll forever know that he’s the one

Into the sunset we will run

I was never told that love’s a mess

A numbing game of playing chess

All that’s missing are the pawns

And the checkerboard is also gone

Love’s not linear, but rather round

Chasing one’s own tail around

I want Prince Charming, and want him now

But he’s out of reach, I don’t know how

To be a true suburbanite

With my kids, flying kites

Gardening tulips at dawn

While Prince Charming mows the lawn

But I digress—true, love’s a mess

A curse that leaves you in distress

There’s no straight path to destiny

It’s a forest too dark to see

Against all odds I’ll venture on

For my life’s barely begun

My heart is sprouting, still

My soul lies on the windowsill

Since a young age, we girls are told

To marry before we’re foul and old

But my prince is a different breed

He will wait for me indeed



Photo: http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/cinderella-and-prince-charming/images/38425189/title/cinderella-prince-charming-fanart

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