"Happily Ever After"

“Happily Ever After”

The frog said
“Kiss me and I’ll
Be your Prince.”
But I
Licked him and
Nothing made sense.

Why must
I perverse
The dreams
We rehearse?
Why am I always
Slapping the fairy’s tale?
Maybe I just
Don’t want my life
To be stale.

I mean if
Wishes were horses
Then I’m
Catherine the Great
Because it’s my wishes
That I
Wish to satiate
(Even if it kills me…)

Maybe my reality check just bounced.
“Insufficient funds”
—What can you do?—
Yes, it always thrills me…

I just want a
Near-life experience.
Is that too much to ask for?
If so, then
I want more!

I mean,
Didja ever notice that
Prince Charming’s not Prince Sincere?
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear…

So, why should I
Stay at home
In my ivory tower
Wasting away, waiting to be saved
When I
Want so much to roam—alone—
(And I’ve got the power.)

Why should I want to be enslaved,
Trading one monster for another?
A boy, for a mother?
Get out of my hair!
No Rapunzel am I
And no, I don’t care!

Besides, when it comes to love
Every man acts
Less like a Prince
And if you want facts,
More like the Gingerbread Man.
“Run, run, run as fast as you can.”
It’s less than inspiring.
So now I’m conspiring
To bite his head off.

So I
Want to be me
And I
Want to be free
And I’ll
Get that “Happily Ever After”
With or without you.