I, Cinderella

? / \ / \ _| _________|_ | | | | i felt like a princess going off to the ball dressed to the nines my hair all done up in ribbons ‘n curls glittery earrings long silky gloves ran up both my arms i put on my glass slippers hoped to be swept off my feet and dance the whole night away the length of my train sway and sway i got to the venue the music delightful soon i was spinning whirling and twirling a prima ballerina pirouetting and waltzing showing off all my very best ballroom moves i swept the floor as wide and gracefully as i could all night rock ‘n rolling in rhythm ad libbing freestyle the orchestra was on fire with hits one after the other out of nowhere the stroke of midnight did surprise me so i picked up my dress finding the exit as quick as i could executed a quick curtsy and reverence before disappearing AP: 3rd place 2020 Submitted on December 27, 2019 for contest BLUE DRESS sponsored by ANTHONY SLAUSIN December 18, 2019 for contest N-A RERUN 4 sponsored by JOHN HAMILTON - RANKED 3RD and December 8, 2019 for contest FAVOURITE POEM FROM NOVEMBER 2019 sponsored by JULIA WARD Originally posted on November 24, 2019