No Plagiarism!N2UXTZQGwWmxAW1RzaZSposted 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 protection637PENANAD3cXH4YTlq 維尼
Not a Cinderella Story8964 copyright protection637PENANAoZF7xEveCM 維尼
So I’ve never done this before8964 copyright protection637PENANAOoSVna4uGU 維尼
and now that I’m here8964 copyright protection637PENANAVwv0VuQqVs 維尼
I have nothing to say.8964 copyright protection637PENANAnhvvAMFCL4 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANAtmHZ9f24Jy 維尼
Nothing compared to8964 copyright protection637PENANAh7aj02lVq2 維尼
poems spun from silver,8964 copyright protection637PENANAEQNqX6mKFU 維尼
diamond dewdrops8964 copyright protection637PENANAGiqNQnjyEo 維尼
glistening in morning sunrays8964 copyright protection637PENANAPDbIj8PfjG 維尼
set on iridescent spider silk webs.8964 copyright protection637PENANAIPlPrMkV97 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANAwc7QTVmIDK 維尼
No. My poem is like a8964 copyright protection637PENANAXiJk4TqgMI 維尼
blundering giant.8964 copyright protection637PENANA1QSmICu6Gv 維尼
Ground shaking footsteps,8964 copyright protection637PENANAvQWbBOzd5D 維尼
a trail of broken treetops8964 copyright protection637PENANAkQJaXsiDOg 維尼
left in its wake8964 copyright protection637PENANAVr47M2g8wy 維尼
like twigs underfoot.8964 copyright protection637PENANAWMfkAfEWsz 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANANsdRxncQdZ 維尼
My words are like leaden letters8964 copyright protection637PENANA0AM6pXIwVx 維尼
falling off leather tongues8964 copyright protection637PENANAsxJUg6wAic 維尼
which are nothing like8964 copyright protection637PENANAdmkJMUNkQF 維尼
trilobite fossils,8964 copyright protection637PENANAOP7npEzm6d 維尼
slender filaments of calcified shell8964 copyright protection637PENANAyJbJU0r2lw 維尼
etched into rock forever.8964 copyright protection637PENANA6Z4RsWa2Cy 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANAC8Ci8TOPp7 維尼
I cannot compare to8964 copyright protection637PENANAFi9wWoJM7s 維尼
finely woven tapestries8964 copyright protection637PENANArT4DatKrsu 維尼
with fairy tale images8964 copyright protection637PENANAiDHXCiEut8 維尼
that seem to jump off the page.8964 copyright protection637PENANAupqAFRZ9rm 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANApYXp9Owa3R 維尼
So I’m stuck standing in the shadows,8964 copyright protection637PENANAsvDqklu5By 維尼
afraid to be left in the dark8964 copyright protection637PENANA6nAWEWouOV 維尼
but also afraid to step forward8964 copyright protection637PENANAVQKGk9fQD4 維尼
lest the spotlight focus in,8964 copyright protection637PENANAQhgmBmTi8c 維尼
blinding.8964 copyright protection637PENANAmB90q2MkW0 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANA2feB3SciL5 維尼
But sometimes I’m trapped in the spotlight anyway8964 copyright protection637PENANABTu6OWe8Ym 維尼
and Rumpelstiltskin’s name lodges in my throat.8964 copyright protection637PENANAQPCWQOArMy 維尼
Awkward syllables scattered across the floor8964 copyright protection637PENANACFHKkG3w5r 維尼
like bracelet beads,8964 copyright protection637PENANA3ks1pVGX0S 維尼
no order to shape meaning8964 copyright protection637PENANA6qJxrBWqRp 維尼
from random letters in alphabet soup.8964 copyright protection637PENANAshBVWNbA0M 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANAKIJhTdQo72 維尼
And I’m standing here waiting for8964 copyright protection637PENANAZvxlJeUUfv 維尼
Prince Charming to sweep me off my feet8964 copyright protection637PENANA82jCrrA1Zx 維尼
and save me from my blundering giants,8964 copyright protection637PENANA4b1r6gmou6 維尼
and broken bracelets8964 copyright protection637PENANA4QLjelL4a4 維尼
but this isn’t a fairy tale.8964 copyright protection637PENANAn8cyVoqKKL 維尼
There aren’t any evil step-mothers, glass slippers, or princes.8964 copyright protection637PENANALsYipnv1vE 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANAOjqK7ISxsx 維尼
So I’m left to face my dragons alone in their lairs8964 copyright protection637PENANAVXoT0Ef2oZ 維尼
where gold puddles mix with dragon flame8964 copyright protection637PENANAANwAcitgVl 維尼
as my words are torched and set to burn.8964 copyright protection637PENANA5J74HjMlFB 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANA9J56SW2frb 維尼
And my own inner demons shutter me8964 copyright protection637PENANArbevUwqtmS 維尼
into my past like Cinderella’s step-mother locked8964 copyright protection637PENANAVOTfCeF8e6 維尼
her in the attic to silence her.8964 copyright protection637PENANAoF4hYiTNwp 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANAwgyQ28uU2C 維尼
I am silenced too8964 copyright protection637PENANAF2PsAT4o3R 維尼
because discontent roils in Moby Dick’s stomach.8964 copyright protection637PENANA0YNunGy8xc 維尼
A choppy sea does not lend to smooth sailing.8964 copyright protection637PENANALHBd9Prr0G 維尼
.8964 copyright protection637PENANAO25T2bZVaw 維尼
And I am lost because I cannot move forward8964 copyright protection637PENANAbPZBDlaS6e 維尼
without knowing who I was,8964 copyright protection637PENANAtYB9Z5jTfY 維尼
and I can’t see the point because I cannot write a poem.8964 copyright protection637PENANAnjW65mDElz 維尼
172.69.7.102
ns 172.69.7.102da2