An Unrealistic Realistic Dream

           

            I wish I was a princess,

Swing gracefully, Soft and sweet, voice like silk

Poised, prim and proper

Pulchritudinous – prancing through a forest,

Hair loose, skirts flailing,

With a romantic tale to tell

You may believe this is unrealistic

But this is not just a wish blown into the abyss

It is the request of a dreamer; FULL

Of determination

(A dangerous combination)

I want to be a princess

But not just any princess

Like Princess Diana, reaching out to those around me

Changing hearts for the better

Humble to the core, amiable and impermeable

Undeniably dutiful to her heart, no matter the circumstance

Mulan brought honor far from royalty

Look again and now you find: there is realism

in the unrealism of this truly realistic unrealistic dream, really

When you look behind the mask given

As Belle did the beast

Cinderella didn’t lose her touch in a palace

Now I don’t live in a palace; I may never see the inside of a mansion

I may never have fanciful riches to see and touch

And though I try, I am not accomplished in royal etiquette

I am better off: free to be me – rich

Beyond what symbolizes class

Jewels and green paper, that is all very fine

Until we lose sight of what more there is to life

Life does not wait; time keeps on going

So reach out to catch the dreams hanging on the stars

No matter how unbelievable they seem to be

I don’t want to be over the top

But I want to be a princess –

As child of a king, I guess in one way

My wish was attained many years ago

He made me his, a princess

What I’ve always longed to be