Young Writers Society

Roma and Julius
By Angel of Death

This is the tale of a beautiful princess doll named Roma
Who resided in a girl's toy chest in Oklahoma,
And a handsome prince doll named Julius
Who lived in a castle at Toys-R-Us...
One day Roma's parents grew very sad
She was the only daughter they ever had
And she refused to get married
Roma's mother Verona argued that her choices varied
"Many ask for your hand everyday."
Verona would say.
"But I don't want to marry." Roma would protest.
Verona always interrupted, caring nothing less.
"If you marry Prince Plaid, you'll make me proud."
No, mom, he's too loud.
"What about Lord Lion, like you, he's perfect and bold."
Too old.
"King Kite is flexible and he travels a lot."
Mom, he was injured the day he was bought.
"Roma it really doesn't matter. Just pick a suitor before I get thrown away in the Trash."
I have plenty of time to choose, so I believe we've come to an impasse
Weeks passed and Roma still waited for love
For it was the only thing she could think of
She dreamed of finding her melody to life's duet
But each day she dreamed, the lonelier she'd get
One day a royal carriage came to town
Turning everyone's normal smile into a frown
The Mattels were enemies in the land of Toy
They were the rage with every girl and boy
Roma's family hated them because they stole the throne
Leaving them without an atone
Curious about the Mattels, Roma went out to see them
In the town of Junk, thats where she saw him
He was beautiful, with large blue eyes and curly brown hair
She couldn't help but stare
They locked eyes for about one second, smiles rising on their faces
Then next thing you knew they were sharing embraces
It was love at first sight
But unfortunately they couldn't be, it wasn't right
Prince Plaid spotted the two star-crossed lovers and went straight to Verona
Hoping that in time he'd have the hand of fair Roma
Verona was furious and flew into town
Searching for Roma all around
When she found her, she pulled her away from Julius
All the while, Roma put up a fuss
She was thrust into the arms of Prince Plaid
And forced to marry him, which made her very sad
As for Julius, he was exiled from the toy chest in Oklahoma
But before he left, he promised he'd be back for his sweet Roma
Days passed by as Roma waited for Julius to return
The love that ignited in her soul continued to burn
One day a nurse came to her and said,
"Prince Julius is fighting with Prince Plaid,"
Roma worried that Julius wouldn't win
But she hoped he would come and take her again
Hours passed as Roma waited
The sun set into the night, and the pink sky faded.
"Julius is dead." the nurse announced sighing.
"Oh no." Roma replied crying
As days went by, Roma's days became less placid
Not wanting to live without her Julius she drunk some acid
Later the nurse was beheaded for her lie
She claimed that Verona said she had to do it or else she'd die
Julius found his sweet Roma in her bed
Dead
Not wanting to live worlds apart
Julius took a needle and stabbed himself in his heart
Roma's parents and the Mattels found Roma and Julius's dead bodies holding hands
It was then they decided to stop the feud that separated the two lands
This was the tale of Roma and Julius
A story of two lover's that loved each other so much
That they'd risk making their parents angry
Who would have thought their death would bring unity?