Teacups and Pens

Cruel Fantasy

Prince Charming;

was he ever meant to be

devastatingly handsome

or heartbreakingly attractive?

Where did the idea

of a man of royalty

with the characteristic of charm

play a role in a fairytale?

When did the concept

of looks over personality

become the number one priority

in a relationship?

In every fairy tale,

the girl ends up marrying

this rich, attractive prince

and they live happily ever after.

This broken record of a story,

is planted in our minds

when we are young

and is designed to haunt us,

raise our standards,

create false expectations

as we grow older.

Because realistically,

you wouldn't stumble

into the darkened castle of a beast,

who just so happens

to be a rich prince under a curse.

Realistically,

you wouldn't walk into your backyard

and find your fairy godmother in a pumpkin,

waiting to dress you up

and send you off to a ball,

where a rich prince

will fall helplessly in love with you.

Realistically,

you wouldn't be locked in

a tower with a single window

and nothing to keep up

your personal hygiene.

So much so

that your hair grows

to be long enough,

a wandering prince can climb up

your long blonde locks

and visit you.

Realistically,

your step mother wouldn't

be a psychotic witch

who has a "magic mirror"

that she talks to,

to confirm she is

"the prettiest in the land."

But maybe that's just it.

A fairytale is nothing

but a bittersweet daydream,

a merciless hallucination,

a ruthless fabrication of reality,

a cruel fantasy.