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cinderella


Hi,

I'm Cinderella.

Call me Cinderella, or ella,

or cindy.

Or anything you'd like,

I dont mind.

What do I do?

Thanks for asking, 

I serve my prince.

He saved me from my stained aprons after all.

He asks me to cook,

I cook.

He asks me to clean,

I clean.

He asks me to be his pretty princess and I search high and low for a fairy godmother to make me beautiful again.

Anything he wants,

That's what he'll get.

Anything he wants.

Anything he wants.

Anything he wants.

 

Im cinderella,

Call me Cinderella,

Or ella,

Or cindy.

Wait,

The prince doesnt like cindy,

The prince thinks cindy is too amicable.

The prince would like you to call me cinderella.

The prince is angry now.

What did I do?

I dont know.

The princes red face makes it hard to focus,

I can barely understand him through his indignance.

The prince wants me to cook?

I'll cook!

clean?

I'm cleaning!

There are still spots on the floor,

The prince says I'm not doing a good enough job,

The prince reminds me I would still be working in aprons if not for him.

But I am his pretty princess,

And every day I search high and low for a fairy godmother to bring me back there,

Because it would be better than this.

 

Hi,

I'm cinderella.

The prince calls me pathetic,

Worthless.

The prince calls me woman.

The prince would like a sandwich.

The prince would like a punching bag, so I will be his punching bag.

Anything the prince wants,

That's what he'll get.

Anything he wants,

Anything he wants,

It's never what I want,

Anything he wants.

 

Hi, I'm cinderella.

Call me cinderella,

It's what he wants.

 
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Comments (1)

Glena Waterhouse
<p>I like the premise, redundant, but it flows nicely.</p>

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