No Plagiarism!nmDMktBTbu3qd071WlUtposted on PENANA A/N: I feel this poem needs a bit of background so I'm going to give my two cents before I start. The message behind "Not a Cinderella Story" was sparked by the first poetry slam I attended (where I was enthralled and cowed by the excellent performances in equal measure). It stems from my feeling of inadequacy afterward. Without further ado...8964 copyright protection1062PENANAojxwS0ivwm 維尼
Not a Cinderella Story8964 copyright protection1062PENANAyDDlTR0w4u 維尼
So I’ve never done this before8964 copyright protection1062PENANANDiXIZN5Mu 維尼
and now that I’m here8964 copyright protection1062PENANA31IIsKEQtM 維尼
I have nothing to say.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAgYBRDI81HB 維尼
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Nothing compared to8964 copyright protection1062PENANALkn2x2C0MF 維尼
poems spun from silver,8964 copyright protection1062PENANAQ58qW4mkVf 維尼
diamond dewdrops8964 copyright protection1062PENANAFB2Q3jeW9p 維尼
glistening in morning sunrays8964 copyright protection1062PENANAv3ybmKkjF6 維尼
set on iridescent spider silk webs.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAG2kuvXq40L 維尼
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No. My poem is like a8964 copyright protection1062PENANA5D6KO0hKSJ 維尼
blundering giant.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAdNp7rGS6lD 維尼
Ground shaking footsteps,8964 copyright protection1062PENANAH9epxp6tMO 維尼
a trail of broken treetops8964 copyright protection1062PENANAmzeeWd13AU 維尼
left in its wake8964 copyright protection1062PENANATAP1sOu744 維尼
like twigs underfoot.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAl24DGq4VHA 維尼
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My words are like leaden letters8964 copyright protection1062PENANAyZUVTDrT76 維尼
falling off leather tongues8964 copyright protection1062PENANAgX9VVlLL8M 維尼
which are nothing like8964 copyright protection1062PENANAPZECvRSHIu 維尼
trilobite fossils,8964 copyright protection1062PENANAQOz26UDQgV 維尼
slender filaments of calcified shell8964 copyright protection1062PENANAUA7M0HG3vv 維尼
etched into rock forever.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAHrMoFkQ4Cu 維尼
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I cannot compare to8964 copyright protection1062PENANAbOwNddsMFh 維尼
finely woven tapestries8964 copyright protection1062PENANAqg1YLQoBuX 維尼
with fairy tale images8964 copyright protection1062PENANAzEfYfRDdDU 維尼
that seem to jump off the page.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAhMjkxjY4Vm 維尼
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So I’m stuck standing in the shadows,8964 copyright protection1062PENANAnG3IlKSBbQ 維尼
afraid to be left in the dark8964 copyright protection1062PENANACOqQfxYZSn 維尼
but also afraid to step forward8964 copyright protection1062PENANAp6XkSsrBGL 維尼
lest the spotlight focus in,8964 copyright protection1062PENANAz7Y2tTQFni 維尼
blinding.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAzoY9vHMdmV 維尼
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But sometimes I’m trapped in the spotlight anyway8964 copyright protection1062PENANAsipf4IpDza 維尼
and Rumpelstiltskin’s name lodges in my throat.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAZF9VWOuC3C 維尼
Awkward syllables scattered across the floor8964 copyright protection1062PENANAExBMdelhCP 維尼
like bracelet beads,8964 copyright protection1062PENANAimELyXR4MH 維尼
no order to shape meaning8964 copyright protection1062PENANAxifgeUUpgy 維尼
from random letters in alphabet soup.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAkDtnvab0wC 維尼
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And I’m standing here waiting for8964 copyright protection1062PENANAz0z13nB5XU 維尼
Prince Charming to sweep me off my feet8964 copyright protection1062PENANA6hNJipHgGg 維尼
and save me from my blundering giants,8964 copyright protection1062PENANA7Zaj1PufDx 維尼
and broken bracelets8964 copyright protection1062PENANAiGyvwjVQTh 維尼
but this isn’t a fairy tale.8964 copyright protection1062PENANA0bg6B1exKB 維尼
There aren’t any evil step-mothers, glass slippers, or princes.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAoz0G2JIykG 維尼
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So I’m left to face my dragons alone in their lairs8964 copyright protection1062PENANAjgAEVUQQEM 維尼
where gold puddles mix with dragon flame8964 copyright protection1062PENANAopRfRzUky8 維尼
as my words are torched and set to burn.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAH5FZlGdrVY 維尼
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And my own inner demons shutter me8964 copyright protection1062PENANANjI6uBZpbJ 維尼
into my past like Cinderella’s step-mother locked8964 copyright protection1062PENANA3Ju7YW5Xja 維尼
her in the attic to silence her.8964 copyright protection1062PENANATv9oROCCmw 維尼
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I am silenced too8964 copyright protection1062PENANAAfsu1LvaPg 維尼
because discontent roils in Moby Dick’s stomach.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAA7NpEbIXGx 維尼
A choppy sea does not lend to smooth sailing.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAZ4xKJokJNU 維尼
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And I am lost because I cannot move forward8964 copyright protection1062PENANAQi8UqeOptM 維尼
without knowing who I was,8964 copyright protection1062PENANASH9M0CmfwO 維尼
and I can’t see the point because I cannot write a poem.8964 copyright protection1062PENANAX3VagPSdBM 維尼
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