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A Princeless Princess


Every princess needs a prince. 

What is a princess without a prince? 

She is nothing without a man by her side. 

She is powerless. 

 

Every princess needs a prince.

Princes put the "prince" in "princess."

Without a prince, Cinderella would just be a "ss." 

A "ss" puts the "ss" in "powerless." 

 

No. 

 

If Cinderella didn't go to the ball and fall in love with a stranger 

If she didn't become royalty 

She could still be a princess. 

 

Cinderella waits until night-time when stepmother is fast asleep. 

She packs all three of her things.

She escapes the ice-cold home that was once warm with her father's love.

 

The journey is long. 

A family takes her in. 

Cinderella finds a job, climbs a ladder, and breaks a ceiling on the way up. 

 

No fairy godmother.

No prince.

Just a strong woman with a desire for independence. 

 

Be your own ruler. 

Rule over a land of fair treatment. 

Govern a world of equality.

 

Cinderella doesn't need a prince to be a princess

And neither do you. 

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