Waiting

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The world is falling, falling away
and she is lying still
Listening to the world melt into shards
of soft glass that fall onto her palm
tangling in her dry hair
flowing down her cheek

Her dress is ragged, dirty, torn
No.
It's a gown, of course, and
her prince will come for her
any minute now
Astride a big golden dragon
telling her that the world has burnt down
and they will fly to a new one

She rolls over and the world
rolls with her, following
her every move, her every twist
her soft body writhing
as her prince takes her

And the monsters in her closet
consort with the ones under her bed
and in her mind
But the ones in her heart, in her blood
they cannot be touched
and only she can set them free

Her white slippers start to hop
Hop? Glass slippers don't hop, fool
No, they're not glass slippers
they're rabbits
and they're terribly late
Their Papa would have said so too

She has no name
she gave it away in exchange for her Prince
She has no love
not even one drop
It is Heartache that flows through her now

She closes her eyes
she wishes for a breath
But wishes do not work
when you have no name and no love
Not even a snowflake
to call your own

What are you waiting for, girl?
For Time to destroy itself
And Hope to destroy me
For Love to mourn the living
And my Solace to save me.

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