The Ashy Tale of Post-Cinderella

She tired of being a step, The toil and aloneness. She dreamt of being a princess Before midnight. Sadly, only frogs arrived, Their magic never tricking her, Damning her to shine, Under cloak of Darkness During Its wee hours, Leaving her a pile of cinder With the return of every sun. She thought it was her only Ending, Making It “The Only One.” Now she’s been returned to Step, Below where she first begun. It fills her mouth with ash, Shreds her heart to trash: This hope to be a part of Sum Instead of “Only One.”