you are a fairytale

magic filling the holes of your heart

that have been poked by the stakes

of your own words.

how beautifully sad.

how I'd like to sweep your demons

off their feet with your

magic broom.

and oh, Cinderella

can't you see the flowers

that grow in your head?

hurry now, they're almost dead.

oh, Cinderella

how I wish to sweep

those thoughts off of your

beautiful, magical mind.

oh, Cinderella

can't you see you're killing them?

your flowers are wilting

and water is not filling.

oh, Cinderella

the world is growing duller

if you'd just bleed a little

to show us some color.

you are a rainbow

clear after the dark skies

and the bitter rain;

the cure after the unremitting pain.

oh, Cinderella

look, now you've lost your shoe

while looking for your Prince Charming

your time is overdue.

oh, Cinderella

your mascara tears

have been staining your porcelain cheeks

for what seemed to be weeks.

oh, Cinderella

is he not what

you thought him to be?

oh Ella, how naive of thee.

oh, Cinderella

take off these cuffs

that bind your petite waist;

a kind of self-love you cannot embrace.

oh, Cinderella

your body is screaming

why do you ignore it so?

you are losing your glow.

oh, Cinderella

if only you could see

you are a fairytale,

set yourself free.