Crowned Poet

As a little girl I always wanted to be a princess

I always wanted a prince to slay my dragon

To be rescued from the trenches

And to proudly wear my precious crown

I waited for happily ever after but it failed to arrive

I still found creatures lurking at the forest’s edge

I found witches that plagued the treacherous nights

These creatures did not threaten me by breathing a billowing fire

Nor did the witches offer me poisonous apples to fright

But rather loomed in my mind
To cause a horror show in the night

They replayed my fears and insecurities

At dawn I was sure they would take their leave

Instead they followed me  as shadows of the day

It seemed to be a never-ending reel until I found you

Your words were the weapon that I wielded

Your spirit formed my crown

My prince charming came in the shape of a poem

Crafted by my mind to be my greatest defender

You shielded me from the agony

Taught me how to express myself

How to feel myself

And how to be myself

Life had tainted me

It stripped away my hopeful youth

And carved me into a dense hollow shell

But it was you who reminded me

I always wanted to be a princess

But what I found was a queen

Armed with ink that shed the blood of her demons

Through you I found me