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I Despise Fairytales

By Raima Joseph


It all started

In a crummy old room,

With a big brown book

And a slow HDR zoom.


A magic mirror,

An abandoned slipper,

A curse forever

,It all began right here.


Once, there was a damsel in distress

Until an old hag with a stick

Shimmered and glimmered

On things that made her life,sick.


All decked up she goes to a ball

And finds herself a Royal fella.

Dreams that she wished for

Finally came true for Cinderella.


Little did she know that

Life's not a ball for everyone.'

Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo

'Won't work in reality, honey-bun.


Then there's the old prune

Who created a pernicious pippin,

All because of some insecurities

She had with the colour of her skin.


This one's of a curly haired maiden

Who finds her true love

While singing to a well

And giving vocal lessons to a dove?


Such a drag

Was the tale of SnowWhite.

Accepting food from a creepy stranger

Is what is shown to kids, am I right?



Now comes a dame

Who falls prey to a spindle.

To keep her highness from sleeping forever,

They all try to burn the wheels in a kindle.


Gift of beauty


Gift of song


A gift of self-control


Could have saved her all along.



In Aurora's life, far from reality


There isn't such a thing as morning breath.


Girlie got married to a prince


Who saved her from a sleep like death.



Dear, oh dear!


That's a whole lot of rhyme


Can you believe all this took place


Once upon a time?


By Raima Joseph




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