We all know the story of Cinderella
One prince, an evil queen, two step siblings
and a pretty girl with prettier shoes.
I’d like to say that you’re the prince and I’m
the pretty girl
That you'd search a whole kingdom for me
That I fell in love with your dancing and your smile
But
that’d be lying
No.
This time around it turns out we’re the
ugly step siblings.
You and I
we're working towards something more than a castle.
we're working towards something more than a castle.
And actually it's a whole lot bigger than a shoe
But it's just that Metaphors seem to be the only thing speaking my language lately
So
We're going after that shoe
And we've spent hours trying to figure out how
to make that slipper fit
We've had letters of ideas
Nights of talking it out
And I thought we had it
I really did
Because you told me
If I just shaved my heel a little
And you just cut your toes down a bit
They’d fit
We’d win
It’d work out.
But honey I think you forgot that those
slippers are glass
And I’m trying to remember why I gave myself this limp in the first place
Because when it was your turn to try on
that shoe
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It became very clear
That
Only one of us
has any scars.
BP
"I’m trying to remember why I gave myself this limp in the first place"
ReplyDeletek this post was dope af, now i wish i had written something about shoes instead of the picture thing lol
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ReplyDelete*jawdrops*
ReplyDeleteYour wiring is the greatest and this is the best response to the shoe prompt and oh my god I'm fangirling so hard cuz wow this is amazing
"But it's just that Metaphors seem to be the only thing speaking my language lately, So
ReplyDeleteWe're going after that shoe" lol I promise I'm not just commenting because of your tweet, but it IS what inspired me to catch up right now so basically whether it is here or via Twitter your writing inspires me hahah. But I loved this. Really.
I just remembered your tweet, so that's why I'm here.
ReplyDeleteBut I read this right after you posted. I just didn't comment. I do that sometimes.
The shaved heel. The things we do for love, to make things work, to make things fit. I love your take on the Cinderella fairy tale.
"it turns out we’re the ugly step siblings." Brilliant.