The Queen

She may be your princess, but I am still the goddamn Queen. 

You vie for her hand, but it is by mine that the world keeps turning. I am Helen of Troy, my beauty alone can launch a thousand ships. I am Elizabeth or Victoria, the longest reigning queen this world has ever seen. I am mighty and powerful. I am deadly and magnificent. 

What is she compared to me? A delicate flower or a spring morning. Whereas I am a rose, all beauty with thorns. I am a clam winters morning, but cold if you stay too long. 

You may love her, the little princess. But I? Elizabeth reigned without a king by her side, bringing England into the Golden Age. To her, you're a prince. To me, you are a subject. For it is common knowledge that a Queen without a King is historically better. 

You told me once that I was your princess. I told you then I was a queen.

I am the queen. 

Long may I reign.