"You"

They say you look like your mother
Sometimes you don't wish to
They say you look and act older
You think and feel younger

You want to be what you want to be
Not a "fairy queen"
Sometimes you don't understand what royalty means
And sometimes you yearn to be empress

You crouch behind the screen
Hiding from worry, sadness and death
Knowing if you go outside
You may not see tomorrow

You don't want to be in this situation
Did anyone give you a choice?
What does it mean to be
Mean to be a voice

Pierce the darkness
With your eyes
A dancing princess
In disguise

You don't want to be in captivity
You close the curtains
And wait
Waiting for your army

But sorrow and death are to befall you
And before you know it
You are gone
Back to the world of shimmering jewels

In your memory

You can be
You can know
You can


You.

               ~ Corie Hurley

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