Pretty Little Broken Princess

And so the fairy tale ends

It was only a matter of time

Until Repunzell cut off her hair

And Snow White decided to die

There is no such thing as a happy ending

No matter how hard you want to believe

The Prince will find a new Princess

Leaving the former tormented and greived

There is nothing you can do to stop it

There will be no white wedding chapel

Lay down on your bed of nails

And take a bite of the poison apple

Reviews

[Aimee Mahathy]

Wow, Tati, this is really good! :O The ending was amazing!

[A.Lee]

Wow this is really good. I like the way you took something thats usually all nice and sweet and showed the morbid reality that they're covering up. Well done.

[Jessica Mai]

This made me laugh. I love it!! This is def one of my favourites.

[jessfoundwonder]

I really like this. at first i thought it was going to be just a cliche fairy tale poem, but the words inside are taken from somewhere else, but put together originally.

[Undying Glory]

i like how you twisted the fairy tales around to show how life really is. excellent work

[Coyote Poetry]

I like this poem. We all learn the twisted game of love. Even beautiful princesses get their heart broken. Story and your description was amazing for the short poem. But we learn by mistakes. If we are lucky we become smarter and wiser in love.
Coyote

[Clockwork]

I like how you wove the princesses in to this piece. You bring a reality to them, a fate that brings them to the most harsh corner of reality. That realism goes well with the raw nature of your images.

As for the happy ending...it may come. There are no guarantees that those meant to guard us will. The armor of the knights you find may not always be shining, in fact you may find a pauper, but he may honor you. The stories always make the journey direct, but it never is. There is a hell between birth, experience, and dreams. There is also peace, or can be peace. The best remedy for the nails is hope which can not often be seen when the sun goes down. Wait till it comes up, till its warm. New things grow. Good write, and thank you for sharing.

[Jasmine]

so powerful...love the new take on the fairy tale kids' stories. apart from a few spelling errors (Repunzell = Rapunzel, and greived= grieved) really great. the last two lines especially are really poignant. great work. :)

[deeps]

End all those nursery rhymes Love this This is wonderful here I like this alot. Very well written and wonderful flow.

[Simone]

sad-sad. But quite true. Very nicely written and good format. Good job and keep it up.