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When I Said

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When I said I wanted a fairy tale
I meant I wanted a prince.
I didn't want to be locked in a
Tower.
I didn't want to be fought by a
Wicked Witch.
I didn't want
This.

When I said I wanted a fairy tale
I meant I wanted to be a princess.
I didn't want to watch a rose
Die.
I didn't want to wear the gown
Temporarily.
I wanted it
Forever.

See,
When I said I wanted a fairy tale...
I expected it to end in a
Happily
Ever
After.

But i never expected it to end like this.
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When I first start reading the poetry, the first that catches my eye is the typo of "a" instead of "I." It's small, but because I look for that sort of thing naturally in normally, I begin to subconsciously look for these things in the poem, and it distracts from the message. It might not come off this way to everyone, but for me personally, that's it was interpreted.
Looking more into the formatting, it's a bit awkward. I can see where you were going, and how you were formatting the poetry, but in this specific instance, it doesn't work as well, I want to say because it's just one word every other line. Often in my, and poetry in general, lines are split. With this poem though, there's an awkward pause between lines.

"I didn't want to be locked in a...
Tower.
I didn't want to be fought by a...
Wicked Witch."

Following those two lines, I think it does work a little bit better.

"I didn't want...
This."

With those specific lines it sort of works well, because the pause between lines helps with dramatic effect. Then going on with the rest of the poem, the same concept applies. Some lines are awkward, then one or two use the split lines well for effect.


Moving on from the formatting and grammar, I really like the poem. I've never heard of this idea before, and I actually really like the concept. Everyone asks for the fairy tale, but never thinks of all the negativity that comes with it. In this sense, it's really good.
Your imagery works well throughout the poem, and the ending is very fitting. I like how you formatted in italics, and then bold to help your point. Often I'm personally turned off by people using that sort of formatting to help their point, but in this instance I like it a lot.

Overall, it is a good poem. I like it a lot. Try to look into changing around the formatting a little bit to fix the awkwardness, and be sure your typing is all correct. Otherwise, keep on writing!