Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time two girls were told,

Work hard, look pretty

No friends, just allies

mercy makes you weak

Be desirable, be discovered

Dress up, paint your face

you are nothing without a man

New sister? More competition

Manipulate, use her

anything to get ahead

Prepare, get ready

Dance, flirt

is this ball a way out?

Ignored, shunted aside

Useless, shallow

you aren't good enough

Doomed, nothing

Alone, doubting

beaten by impossible magic

Go home, start over

Work hard, look beautiful

maybe someday you'll be noticed

before

you grow old

useless

ugly

alone