- Kristina Cherep
Failed Fairytales

He sees me
as beautifully laid hair
locked up in my castle waiting
to be saved.
Through the woods, he is on a mission
to rescue me from the dragon who
he thinks has kept me as its prisoner.
He imagines the flames blowing
outside the walls of my cell
trapping me in a confined place
for many decades now.
The blood in his veins swell
while he sees the dragon taking over.
He lunges trying to destroy it.
Dragon glares his eyes at his
golden sword that is reflecting
the beaming flames.
Who ever told him that destroying
the dragon would save the princess?
Dragon is spawned to protect
from the one who calls himself
the hero.
Why else do you think you never
see princesses trying to escape on
their own?
We have already been saved.