Never a Fairytale

He had the eloquence of a poet,

the valor of a knight,

the wisdom of a sage,

and the fortune of a king.

His seeming perfection was a tell-tale,

but I was too crazed to care.

Hi speeches were clever cliches,

his embrace, an enchanted prison,

his love was a lie of lust,

and his kiss, an unforgivable offense.

For when I was still his,

he was never really mine at all.

I was nothing but a fleeting interest;

a remedy for his boredom.

The story has turned sickening sweet,

and passion revealed itself to be a pretense.

He walked away,

head held high in apparent victory,

for he had crushed another dreamer's heart.

And off he went for another thrill,

in search of another damsel.

He left me in my  own tower of torment,

writing this pathetic poem,

about him who loved and left.

Our story was my scar,

a typical tale of unhappy ending,

penned in the advent of a heartache,

in the twilight of my dreams.

He was never a prince...

Just another frog in disguise.

And ours was never a fairytale...

Author's Note

Thanks for reading! :)

Reviews

[Sue]

Love the last lines - so true! Am loving your poetry Blue, keep it up :)

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Thank you so much, Sue. My poetry is pretty simple so it's a surprise that you like it. :)

[BL]

All I can say is there are some fairly nice frogs about

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Hahaha, okayy. That's very insightful, thank you so much. :)

[Tam Warink]

Excellent, Blue. Yes, men can be just as you paint them. Women too. Perhaps it stems from a certain collection of circumstances, innate character or both. This reminds me of a very old social study where a person of one sex gets to ask three sample questions of three people of the opposite sex. From the responses they must choose the one they think is the prince while rejecting the frogs. (A free, all-expenses-paid night on the town is the prize. They must say at the end if they want a second date.) Would you say that older or younger people made better choices and why?

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

That is interesting, Tam. Heard it first time. Oh, I think old ways are fun. I'd really like to ask guys questions so I'd know their intellectual level... Youth nowadays tend to go for looks and money.

Thanks, Tam. You are wonderful. :)

[ron]

Yes men can be horrible. I am sorry you were treated so un-honorrably. No one ever deserves to be treated like this. This is an amazing poem Blue.

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Aww, apologizing on his behalf, Ron? Unnecessary. :) But, thank you so much. I can see in your poems that you aren't one of the frogs. ;)

[ron]

Thank you Blue.

[Quoting Ravens]

Been there, deary! You've described it flawlessly and I love it.

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Glad you can relate. :) Thank you for your lovely compliments. :)

[Blue Ivory]

Falling for Mr. Perfect until you realize he's TOO perfect... Been there, done that more time than I'd like to admit :P

Men just have their ways, don't they? You realize at a point that any quality that appeals to you is a quality that was acquired for the sole purpose of "picking up chicks". I love your comparisons here. They make the reader's interest grow to find out what you're talking about and they're also very appropriate.

"Our story was my scar"
Demanded my attention. Got to me.

The ending is a sad realization, a facing of the facts, of harsh reality. I like that you ended it on such a note.

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Lovely, well-explained sentiments, Siren... Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. ;)

[Emerald Seas]

Men like this are around every corner. Funny... Many will wither into nothingness and sit alone at a ripe old age and wonder, "Why did this happen to me?" Frieda is right... Cads! So they can string a few lines together, doesn't stop them from being asshats. We're better off without them
Excellent poem!

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Hahaha, indeed! Thank you so much for your kind reviews. :)

[Frieda P]

Even poets can be cads, love how you spun this not so fabulous fairy tale, reminds me of that Tori Amos song, A Sorta Fairytale, muchly enjoyed this one Blue! Favorite, going on the shelf toot sweet!

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

"Even poets can be cads." Haha. Thanks for cheering me up and for being on my side, Frieda. :)

[Jack...]

Loved, he was never a prince, just another frog in disguise. Very cool my friend.

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Ohh, it's not my original thought, Jack... I've heard it somewhere. I was thinking of not including it in this poem since it's not mine but I can't think of a better ending to wrap up my content.. :)

[Simon Welsh]

Oh, I love that last stanza.

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Thanks, Elliot! :)