Jack and Jill

something i wrote for my girl on the bus so she would have something to make the trip not so scary.

I've never seen forests so small

as the ones i see in your eyes.

I could get lost in them forever

but could never stop asking "Why?"

 

Why do they look back at me

when i seem such a bore?

Why do they look as if to say

"I just wish i knew you more"?

 

Why do princes get the princess

and why do the borish get the boring?

Why are rules made that way,

and why do they seem to be breaking?

 

Why am i not being shunted,

shooed away, threatened or hunted?

Why are you so willing to overlook roles,

overlook standings, classes, and rules?

 

You're the definition of immortal beauty,

it will never fade from your face

and the melody that charms me happy

will never fade from your voice.

 

So why is this goddess sitting with this mortal?

any vague allure i have will fade,

and she will still be an unmelting snowflake

in this world - 

                    - an inferno -  

destroying all anyone's made.

 

So has a frog found a princess?

why must one change to suit the other?

Maybe when they kiss

no one changes,

instead they both forget their lines

drop their roles and leave their masks behind.

 

Maybe Jack and Jill will say

"Forget the hill"

to see where life will take them.

Reviews

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

This was clever. The first words set fire in my mind, I could not stop reading. This is beautifully penned, and I like the immortal feeling this takes no matter how many times this is read. I adore your take of Jack and Jill. My new favorite orginal.
Brilliant job.

[Lowesy]

You never fail to bring a tear to my eye Cam! An interesting take on the classic kids tales which do obviously archetype a prince as the hero, the princess as the trophy and so on, and there's us both slumming it looking like stable boys, shoveling s**t yet still trying to get the trophy (or I am anyway) point: 5th stanza, second line, should be 'never'. Other point: last line, should be 'life'. Super job though!! Peace out my homie