I Want to be a Princess

Is it wrong 

to want to be a princess?

Is it naive or childish?

Because I want to be in a world where at 16 

I find my prince charming, 

where every year onwards is happily ever after

I want to be the model of beauty and wit and love

with only a few flaws in etiquette

I know it's vain 

but I want be who a little girl wants to be someday

So is it so bad to want to be a princess?

To want to be twirled by the kindest gentleman

while my ball gown spins around me 

and a maid to tell me if my shoes match my shirt

I want to smile and laugh without a care in the world

I want to be beloved by all

I know it's egocentric, 

and ignorant 

to want to be a princess

and think it's all sunshine and rainbows

I know it's foolish and shallow 

But can I just want to be a princess?

pretend to forget the pressure and just spin into a world 

where everyone is happy

and I don't have to worry

can I want to be a princess, just for tonight?