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Princess

March 10, 2012
By Doctor_elisa PLATINUM, Columbia, South Carolina
Doctor_elisa PLATINUM, Columbia, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"There are limitations and there are protocols and I’ve been warned that I’m not supposed to threaten or beg for pieces of someone’s soul."

Richard Siken, ‘The Long and Short of It

"My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering as the ocean" -unknown


She's the princess
pretty little darling
with her shining EYES
&and&
sparkling SMILE
who would dare deny her
|X|
She's your princess
the most important thing in your life
the apple of your eye
(how cliche)
butbutbut
it's ohso true
&and&
you DON'T want to deny her
ANYTHING
oh, but hun
you must
|X|
she's growing ohso fast
H A I R
getting longer
&and&
so pretty ~ so silky
those precious little
hands & feet
[that you cooed over]
are growing larger
andandand
she's getting smarter
|X|
birthday after birthday
they just keep coming
&and&
suddenly
she's in school
your sweet little baby girl
ain't so little
anymore
(she's getting farther away from you)
|X|
then suddenly
so suddenly
{it seems like no time at all}
she's spinning ~ twirling ~ dancing
around & around & around
the room
as she goes
on & on
about her first
date ~ kiss ~ boyfriend
&and&
she just keeps growing
farther & farther
away
|X|
butbutbut
what ever you do
don't|don't|don't
mollycoddle her
it'll driver her farfaraway
[I should know]
&and&
don't|don't|don't
giver her toomuch
freedom
(that will spoil her)
let her make
M I S T A K E S
andandand
even though it'll hurt
[you both]
let her get her heart
b
r
o
k
e
n
&and&
c r y
|X|
she's the princess
it's her world darlin
she can paint it how she wants
live in a world
where the grass is blue
&and&
the sky is green
andandand
it rains EMERALDS twice a week
because
she's the princess
&and&
who would
d
a
r
e
deny her
|X|
only those
who truly love her
|X|


The author's comments:
I actually wrote this as a baby shower present for one of my friends. :)

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