Princess
When I was a little girl
I was told to be a princess
I was told to fix my hair
Paint my nails
and wear fancy shoes
I tried to like what I was told to do
And strained my face
and pulled my hair
and blistered my feet in the cursed shoes
but it was not what I wanted to do
but I did it anyway
afraid of what they were going to say
I was painting my nails
and in the gloss
I saw my reflection
and realized I wanted to be the prince
the one that saved the princess
and fought the dragon
Who wore shirts and shorts
with torn up shoes
and have messy hair
And saved the princess
The crowd jeered
the preachers preached
the teachers glared
And the kids would mock my name
For they didn't see me as a human being
but just a dirty vase