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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.
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.
Literature
Storybook Ending
Her ink-stained lips have kissed too many a forgotten page,
[dragon's blood
and phoenix down]
And her Prince Charming has yet to come,
[glass slippers
shattering like stars]
So all she can do is gaze out her tower window,
[enchanted forests
concealing poisoned apples]
Clutch that corroded and timeworn blade,
[cursed beasts
tearing down castle walls]
Toss her childhood fables to the waltzing of the moon,
Literature
These Words Aren't Pretty
These Words Aren't Pretty:
My verses are ugly and I admit to the fact
I can't use pretty language when I'm working with rap
Because the things that I write, are just the things that I feel
I ain't an Edgar Allan Poe or a Danielle Steel
And I'll be honest with you, I've got an envy inside
Because some poets got a flow that's as smooth as the tide
I read some stuff that they write, it's just so dope I ignite
Burning shame and my anger at the beautiful sight
And like birds of a feather, they're flocking together
These poets are the Gods and I'm nailed by the weather
But as the rain pours down, lightning resound;
I try to write pretty
Literature
Green Ink
She writes with green ink
eternal scrawls upon the page.
She wrote with green ink,
because it was the color of his eyes,
and the pond in the park,
and the seats on the bus,
and the grass outside,
and rose stems.
She wrote with green ink
even when her boss yelled
and the teacher screamed
and nothing worked out.
Because green was her favorite
and it was his favorite as well
even when he was sick while
his skin was green.
He still loved the color green
when the dirt fell down
when he didn’t recover,
the grass that bloomed
was the most angelic jade.
And she still wrote in green ink
because it was the color of the grass,
and his favori
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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!