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Snow White Revisited | ||||||||||||||||
I wasn't entirely blameless, you know. I could have taken a bite from the other side. But I wanted perfection, nothing less - Let age and ugliness settle for less than I was worth. That's how I came to choke on someone else's bitterness. There was no pain, Only a moment of clarity Truth dawning as dusk set in. Time enough to see the old hag smile. But even in my deathless sleep I was not allowed to hide: They placed me under glass Like some splendid pheasant Garnished with flowers instead of rosemary. Trapped in beauty trapped in glass. People like to say I was awakened by a kiss As if a kiss could have reached me. It was the dwarf, stumbling under the burden I had become who tripped, and loosed my grip upon the apple. I'm not complaining, you understand - Only trying to explain how it felt Returned to my rightful place With the rememberence of bitterness lodged in my throat. I do not look in mirrors. |
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