A Glass Reality
"Once upon a time" and "happily ever after",
A beginning and end,
A life of love, gaiety, and laughter
Something too far from reality to even comprehend.
The year is 2017 and Cinderella is at home
Scrubbing, squeezing, and repeating.
Her hands are focused but her mind starts to roam,
What would life be like without this beating?
On Instagram, she attended balls and smiled
Her stepmother and stepsisters by her side
No question about the appearance, so wild,
Or how she had so much trouble sleeping at night.
Sure her life wasn't so bad -
She was happy, healthy, and living
But without the love of a dad
It's hard to keep on giving.
In this day and age
The idea of slavery and abuse is forgotten
But then arises this rage
As people finally see the truth - so rotten.
You may watch the movie on Netflix
And scroll through the news on Twitter
But what you don't see in these "pics"
Is pain and torture - not sweet, but bitter.
Our world is so flawed and broken
We must not give up or stop
The truth remains unspoken
Society has become a flop.
But the new generation, the youth
Have the power to fix this
The inequality, the violence, the truth
Can all be solved, oh sweet bliss.
Cinderella found her Prince
Her tale ended with love and laughter
Our world can find its
So we can have our happily ever after.