Fairy Tale Ending

Marsheila Rockwell

Little girl princess dreams
Rhinestone tiaras and
Toilet paper bridal trains
Must have jinxed the reality
For when her prince came
He did not ride a snow-white stallion
Or even croak a swampy serenade
Instead he hissed and slithered
And when she made to kiss him
And set him free from
The evil spell that bound him
He bit her rosebud-pink lip
And injected her with deadly venom
Then he coiled up on a rock
Next to her lifeless body
Sunning himself and wondering
Why his dreams were now full
Of sparkling stones
White flowing gowns
And hearts that never got broken