A Dark Fairy Tale
There once was a princess
so beautiful,
That all those who beheld her
Wanted her hand forever
There was, at this time,
A White Knight
In shining armor
(save a few tarnish spots
he'd somehow overlooked)
Who roamed the land
Seeking justice and true love
Unbeknownst to those
in the kingdom,
The beautiful princess
was secretly controlled,
and endlessly tortured;
By evil dragons
Servants of a Dark Sorcerer
Dragons of abuse, loneliness
and jealousy-
She desperately sought a love
One promised in a dream...
A total and true love
Independent of her beauty,
or her wealth
The White Knight;
Clumsy at times-
Had the keenest vision
in all the land
And the purest inner heart
His sword was sharp
(sharper than him)
And dragons fled from him
He searched the land
For the true love he so needed
One day the knight
came upon the Princess's realm
One glimpse and his heart
was hers
But dragons have wings
And the host of dragons
flapped their's
so furiously...
that the ground shook
The knight stumbled,
Smiting his head
Suddenly his vision fouled
He knew in his heart
he had to rescue her...
from these fierce dragons
But his vision, now blurred
Would not let him
wield his sword in defense
Heros sometimes fail-
As did our brave knight...
And the dragons
Prevailed
The princess still waits
In her lonely tower
She will not forget-
His love, and his valor-
She will not be free...
She will await a
new, braver,
stronger knight
But he may never come
And the dragons
may lose next time...
And the princess
our knight prays...
Will be happy,
And free-
At last."
Copyright © Tom Bell | Year Posted 2007
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.
Please
Login
to post a comment