
That was when my voice changed to free verse
WHACK!
I brought my sharpened axe down on the chunk of ruptured wood.
And a kingdom of eyes cry
And a kingdom of hearts break
Her eyes are like a waterfall of opals
in the reflected light of the steel oval
...
In normal light they are brownish red
like dried flecks of blood in a gladiator's pit
This is how I became
the Big Bad Wolf.
I’m not ready. I can’t do this.
...
This is a mistake. A mistake. A mis-
In a few minutes, Shanti could join the conversation
Thanking the little birdies for staying by her side
She joined Luxury and together
they set their journey for
Sleeping Beauty's Kingdom