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 protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMY955Ufnv 維尼
Not a Cinderella Story8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCuTy6Oriv 維尼
So I’ve never done this before8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcbhOYlHXa 維尼
and now that I’m here8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJCqsm7Vej 維尼
I have nothing to say.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡocrDWE36bb 維尼
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Nothing compared to8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf0lB8kSBj 維尼
poems spun from silver,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ6YPlsS8d 維尼
diamond dewdrops8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡLr7LEfytXC 維尼
glistening in morning sunrays8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡncVnWNR80H 維尼
set on iridescent spider silk webs.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo7OGhhsxG 維尼
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No. My poem is like a8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wnMflCBwG 維尼
blundering giant.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzVaHyQ6Nu 維尼
Ground shaking footsteps,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSgC8czldI 維尼
a trail of broken treetops8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeJl48dIdm 維尼
left in its wake8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡhig2PYxRxn 維尼
like twigs underfoot.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJkCVsdb9C 維尼
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My words are like leaden letters8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2OEgsznIf 維尼
falling off leather tongues8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKLQNNrRjQ 維尼
which are nothing like8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5jEQvkuGt 維尼
trilobite fossils,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6OPf2Xo9Y 維尼
slender filaments of calcified shell8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJeJhfB4nP 維尼
etched into rock forever.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHeAEzey8q 維尼
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I cannot compare to8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡImG39pSpWH 維尼
finely woven tapestries8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy7FvWYa74 維尼
with fairy tale images8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjVgpmFuyQ 維尼
that seem to jump off the page.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEbSqFkgvB 維尼
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So I’m stuck standing in the shadows,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzTJQNZZ3y 維尼
afraid to be left in the dark8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vg8uF2GnR 維尼
but also afraid to step forward8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡLynCsMbSIT 維尼
lest the spotlight focus in,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHeXPjTYSs 維尼
blinding.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5aR3xIfKf 維尼
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But sometimes I’m trapped in the spotlight anyway8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJWZqhcd8W 維尼
and Rumpelstiltskin’s name lodges in my throat.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwmy8xpq21 維尼
Awkward syllables scattered across the floor8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2ZNsg5QAa 維尼
like bracelet beads,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfxLSlHvmh 維尼
no order to shape meaning8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZhpinc4UJ 維尼
from random letters in alphabet soup.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡej9D5FadBR 維尼
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And I’m standing here waiting for8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNi9ryUTly 維尼
Prince Charming to sweep me off my feet8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVuBUQEIeB 維尼
and save me from my blundering giants,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFlibjNgsK 維尼
and broken bracelets8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcLRDoZSVx 維尼
but this isn’t a fairy tale.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡSG88qGi3vw 維尼
There aren’t any evil step-mothers, glass slippers, or princes.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡIA4f3WGwtY 維尼
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So I’m left to face my dragons alone in their lairs8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡFchuqk9tyB 維尼
where gold puddles mix with dragon flame8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFzThHAk4t 維尼
as my words are torched and set to burn.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvgH8Ol1uV 維尼
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And my own inner demons shutter me8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzAprw8Dmf 維尼
into my past like Cinderella’s step-mother locked8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡToNNlFNeij 維尼
her in the attic to silence her.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6nsLX5K1W 維尼
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I am silenced too8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj9lvbTbUY 維尼
because discontent roils in Moby Dick’s stomach.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jxLoY8Fib 維尼
A choppy sea does not lend to smooth sailing.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTkxTB3Fj3 維尼
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And I am lost because I cannot move forward8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡoROjLSaqUT 維尼
without knowing who I was,8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0IhTdilaJ 維尼
and I can’t see the point because I cannot write a poem.8964 copyright protection446ＰＥＮＡＮＡagTUQuYchN 維尼
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