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Urban Fairy Tale MAG
March 16, 2015
Our fairies don’t have wings
but they are brightly colored.
Their neon bodies camouflage
with graffiti and construction cones.
They have teeth like rusted metal
and they’re not afraid to use them.
Our unicorns live in public parks
stone flanks speckled with pigeon scat
horns weathered away to worthless stumps
in the absence of purity.
Our kings wear three-piece suits and carry briefcases
spot a noblewoman by her skinny jeans and skinny latte
our evil wizards are often indistinguishable
from knights in T-shirts and denim.
Lost princesses slip through the streets unseen
wearing cracked rainboots
instead of glass slippers.
© Winston C., Jamaica Plain, MA
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Isabella Sheptak said...
on Sep. 4 2015 at 11:36 pm
this was really great! I fell in love with the last line!
DarkeRose13 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 27 2015 at 8:03 pm
love it you should make more like this.
SkippyPeanutbutter SILVER said...
on Aug. 27 2015 at 3:05 pm
I absolutely love this!
Spent a fun rainy afternoon writing this. Keep a lookout for those lost princesses.