Apples to Apples

Let’s play a game

I say Temptress

            and you call my name

But I’m tired now

of trying to be Snow White

I am no raven and alabaster beauty

I’ve tasted many kisses

and tossed many dice

I am lonely now,

weary of pretty princesses and their 7 little men

Too long have I waited to be saved

from the dark recesses of my bloody, beating heart

I don’t want to sing Manzana’s Song

or fly from mouth to mouth in a frozen dream

Caramel cannot mask the taste of poison

I am done with this fairy tale

What I was-

broke

The ceramic apple fell from my chest, rolled to my feet

and when my tears fall in regret

I cut it in half to find the hidden star

Even though I chose a bitter path in the dark,

it was the right path for once such as me

So, drop a word, write a line, give a rhyme

that mirror, mirrors salvation

I say Redemption

            and you say my name

Let’s play a different game