cinderella she seems so easy
as she scrubs the bathroom floor
dreaming of a new life
beyond the double locked front door
she dreams of a fairy godmother
and a stretch limousine
a fancy dressed chauffeur
being treated like a queen
gowns made of the finest silks
and shoes of crystal glass
fancy balls of wine and dancing
mixing with the upper class
she envisions seeing him
walking across the marble floor
taking her in his arms
wanting her as her princess, evermore
but her dreams are whisked away
by the smell of stale shit
elbow deep in a toilet bowl
the septic odours emit
her days are filled with cleaning
cooking, laundry and chores
torture and torment abounds
from her two sister whores
she has no fairy godmother
and she is bound in chains
no stretch limousine
just toilets and clogged drains
there will be no fancy balls
no prince to whisk her away
just a slave scullery maid
until her dying day
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poems inspired by BOB DYLAN'S ... 'Desolation Row'
PoetryPoems inspired by the lyrics to this amazing song by Bob Dylan. It is an experiment in writing the first thing that basically pops into my mind. Will probably be some strange stuff in this collection. The painting is a depiction of Desolation Row by...
