Once Upon A Time

This is a poem that I wrote from the perspective of a couple of my friends that have experienced a gut-wrenching heartbreak.

I'm a fan of fairytales, but from some experience of my own and that of others it's a fact that not every story that starts out like a fairytale, will end like one. But that doesn't mean to stop reading fairytales!

Honestly, this poem is one of my favorites because it is SOOOOO metaphor heavy. I love toying and tinkering with literary devices.

Damn, that sounded nerdy. lol

Enjoy.

Once Upon A Time

Once upon a time you broke my heart

You left me alone in the cold and the dark

In this empty castle without the simplest warning

To be with another, leaving me waiting and wanting

I miss the days when you were Prince Charming

But your transformation is utterly alarming

I still sit and wonder how could you do this to me?

How could you change so quickly from beauty to beast?

Broke the glass slipper across my head

Disguised as a wolf sleeping in my bed

Monsters are real. I fell in love with the worst

You scream. You punch. You yell. You curse.

You hurt me, baby, yes you were the first

To break it then leave it then retrieve it then eat it

You took this heart from heaven through hell

The pain rings louder than Catholic church bells

If I were a witch I would cast a perfect spell

To rid you of your pride and the lies you tell       

Oh knight, oh knight how your armor does rust

You abandoned the love to pursue your lusts

The potion expired. I now must awaken

You did not rescue. I am completely forsaken

We each blame the other like pot and kettle

We forgot the way home like Hansel and Gretel

Once upon a time and far far away

Love dripped blood and tears on the page

Call the kings horses and call the king’s men

To put my broken heart back together again

Oh lover, oh lover, why didn’t you tell me back then

That happily ever after would feel like THE END