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A Kingdom


Once upon a time,

In a kingdom far away.

There was a mistreated maiden

And to her dismay they teased bout her shoes and her hair everyday.

I'll let you in on a secret

So tell everyone else

The kingdom I mentioned is not so far away

And once upon a time can happen today

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