Once upon a time
A curse struck Aurora
only eternal beauty was in her favor
lips that mirrored the red rose
and eyes that were as striking as the lightning
that was to soon follow
the pending storm
she was an anonymous royal
living as a peasant in the village
of admirers
who envied her grace
and nativity
she longed for the prince
of her dreams
where he would sweep her into a waltz
and proceed to dance until dawn
and that was when she awoke
it was the year that the curse
was to be taken into effect
she pricked herself
causing blood as crimson as her lips
to flow from her delicate fingertip
her face now robbed of color
only to be placed with expressions
of innocence
bliss and ignorance
for she fell into a deep slumber
her soul became trapped in a dark world
where a deal with the devil was made
to awake with a minimal kiss
that was to reverse the curse
she is now in a catatonic state
prince charming is by her side
to read her cryptic mind
though she is still beautiful
she is hollow
this was her unhappily ever after
Amber is the Color of Her Energy 
Claudia
August 15, 2012 at 9:23 am
ha..cool take on the fairy tale…and not quite the ending that she desired i think…beautiful but hollow…good that he’s still by her side and able to read her cryptic mind though..
chanzibrenner
August 15, 2012 at 9:25 am
thanx claudia! always appreciate ur comments!
ayala
August 15, 2012 at 10:55 am
Like Claudia I think this is a cool take on the fairy tale… Nice!
chanzibrenner
August 15, 2012 at 6:40 pm
thanks ayala!
brian miller
August 15, 2012 at 11:00 am
smiles….nice twist…fairy tales always wrap up so neatly you know…it is nice to have those that do not fit the mold because in that you find reality….smiles…maybe he can teach us that trick on reading the mind….smiles.
chanzibrenner
August 15, 2012 at 6:40 pm
yes i like original thinking!
Semaphore / Samuel Peralta
August 15, 2012 at 12:18 pm
This work reminds me of the work of Jeannine Hall Gailey, an accomplished poet who is adept at transforming fairy tales and folktales into fables for modern life. Her website is http://www.webbish6.com/ – you might want to check out her poetry, as she’s written many poems I wish I’d written myself.
chanzibrenner
August 15, 2012 at 6:41 pm
wow, as always I am so very honored by your comments..I will check her out!
Victoria C. Slotto
August 15, 2012 at 5:41 pm
You’ve taken a classic myth/fairy tale and shown why it is a classic…a recurrent theme in life. Nice.
chanzibrenner
August 15, 2012 at 6:41 pm
thank you Victoria!
clawfish
August 16, 2012 at 10:25 am
tales and themes run so vibrant here
chanzibrenner
August 16, 2012 at 11:04 pm
thanx!
enthusiasticallydawn
August 23, 2012 at 12:18 am
Nice twist. Wonderfully woven words!
chanzibrenner
August 23, 2012 at 2:03 am
thanx so much!