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Cinderella's Lies

February 16, 2010
By FaeryScratches BRONZE, Incline Village, Nevada
FaeryScratches BRONZE, Incline Village, Nevada
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Cinderella I can see you
Knelt over the floor
I see you glance at the heavy lock
Longing to open that door

Cinderella I can see you
As you scrub till your hands bleed
I know that you deserve more than this
I understand your need

Cinderella I can see you
I feel your secret tears
I know what lies beneath your smile
Your hopes, your dreams, your fears

Cinderella I can hear you
When you think that no one's there
I hear you scream a gaping wound
Sobbing because no one cares

Cinderella I can see you
When you gaze out at the rain
And work as hard as you know how
You try to erase the pain

Cinderella I can see you
When your wishes don't come true
I see you slowly dying
As you long for something new

Cinderella I can see you
You want to slip into the night
But you don't know how to rebel
They've instilled too much fright

Cinderella I understand you!
But you've got to let it go
Look into yourself and find
The things you need to know

Cinderella I can see you
And it's time for you to leave
This ain't no fairy grandma
But you have to just believe

Cinderella I can see you
And I know you can be brave
You have to be who you are inside
And you can't stay a slave

Cinderella I can see you
You have to run away
Race into the dead of night
I know you'll find the day

Cinderella I can see you
And I've really missed your smile
I finally see the real you
I haven't seen her in a while

Cinderella I can see you
I can see it in your eyes
I know that you will find the truth
Because I see no more lies.


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on Feb. 28 2010 at 6:42 pm
jennee21_ann GOLD, Helper, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul....wisdom is better than silver or gold."

"You can always close a book, but you can never close the mind of a writer."

amazing!! wow, im speechless. i like how you took the Disney character and took her problems and took the reader on a journey :) everything you wrote is so true and almost heartwrenching. wow :) amazing amazing poem.....5 stars all the way. it's just amazing :) if you can, would you check out some of my work? id really like your opinion. awesome poem :)

on Feb. 26 2010 at 7:47 pm
Blooper195 PLATINUM, McKinney, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
This life ain't that bad.

This is an excellent poem! it has so much insight. it makes you wonder if some other disney stories might hold a deeper truth like this one has proven to have...

on Feb. 25 2010 at 3:00 pm
JustAlice. SILVER, Wesley Chapel, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." Moulin Rouge

im crying. thank you for your words. they were meant for cinderella, but they spoke to me