Once upon a time,
Much like any other story to be told -
There was a beautiful princess,
Her beauty was known through out the land,
No one could reach her up on her pedestal,
The perfect Madonna,
Much like any other a story to be told,
She met a prince,
You know what happens next.
Some sweet words unturned,
A drunken night gone wrong,
She got pregnant,
The were forced to be married,
They then lived in a council flat,
Much like any other story to be told -
Good old prince charming,
He does nothing in moderation,
Flowers, chocolate, the bruises not seen,
Her spirit was strong,
She could not be caged,
Harmed not changed,
Much like any other story to be told -
She got tired of running, hiding and fighting,
She didn’t go out,
Had no jobs friends or soul,
The perfect house wife that needed to be reminded who’s boss,
Much like any other story to be told -
As time went on and on and on she became a hollow shell,
Nothing remained of the once beautiful princess,
No sign of the Prince charming that was,
They got old. Together.
Much like any other story to be told -
They lived happily ever after.
The end -
And if you’re lucky to, you’ll meet your prince charming -
A contest entry
- One Whole Year by Death of the Author.
600 points, ended November 13, 2007, 49 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - One Whole Year: Collection Point B by Death of the Author.
600 points, ended November 19, 2007, 7 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Once upon a time,
Much like any other story to be told -
Haha lovely touch
You know what happens next.
Some sweet words unturned,
A drunken night gone wrong,
She got pregnant,
The were forced to be married,
They then lived in a council flat,
Genius!! That says something for society, it really does. But...wow, how excellently put!
Ooo and then this poem gets very serious. Maybe it was intended to be serious at the start, maybe the end is also meant to be very blackly humourous, but either way I like the contrast. Your last line was just the icing on the cake.
Very different. Very imaginative. Very well written
Thanks for entering, good luck in the contest x
Take care
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