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by Ginette T Belle

cinderalla
sat with her crooked crown
getting wasted on the palace steps
cigarette burning to her fingers
tongue pasty and speechless

her prince out getting laid somewhere in mexico
tequila stinging the back of his throat
she couldn't get the hand waving thing right
so she simply fingered the crowd

champagne tastes oddly refreshing
at 9 in the morning
she should have started at 7 when she woke
to this day, this week, this life
this perfect, fairy-tale life

09/28/2003

Posted on 09/29/2003
Copyright © 2025 Ginette T Belle

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 09/29/03 at 05:02 AM

Very strong images -- they cut to the core

Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 09/30/03 at 01:32 PM

this poem is awesome!!!... what a slap of reality to our fairy-tale ridden dreams... excellent imagery and great form... blessings :)

Posted by Rachelle Howe on 09/30/03 at 02:52 PM

...you literally made my jaw drop. if you want my firstborn, you can have it. you're my new satan. i love you. *DIES LAUGHING.*

Posted by Ashok Sharda on 09/30/03 at 04:05 PM

'this perfect, fairy-tale life' but always pregnant with hopes.Alluring and repeating. Even when its hopeless.

Posted by Max Bouillet on 09/30/03 at 09:24 PM

Tremendous imagery! I love the way this fairy tale gets fractured... great read that truly says a mouthful.

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/03/03 at 01:18 PM

LOL! My kinda Cinderella. Humorous but also sad reflection on morality.

Posted by Quinlan L Gibson on 10/07/03 at 09:22 PM

clever, clever, and clever....well done!

Posted by Kristine Briese on 10/17/03 at 03:50 PM

This is true creativity. And more realistic than the original. Amazing piece of work, this.

Posted by J. P. Davies on 05/22/04 at 06:41 PM

Brilliance. If Quentin Tarentino wrote poetry this would be it...

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