A Story About A Girl

Let me tell you story

A story about a girl

Who had the same longing for adventure

As little Red Riding Hood

And the same urge for freedom

As Rapunzel

Let me tell you a story

About a girl

Who was as brave

As the Little Mermaid

And as determined

As Cinderella

Let me tell you a story

About a girl

Who was as curious

As Goldilocks

And as kind

As Snow White

Let me tell you a story

About a girl

Who dreamed to be

One of these heroines

Not knowing that

She wasn't one of them

But the best of all of them

She wasn't in a fairy tale

But she found parts of herself

Scattered throughout them

In each story

She recognized herself

Maybe she didn't fall in love

With prince charming

But she was brave

And kind

And determined

Although she longed

To be a girl with

porcelain skin

And pink lips

That got kissed by her true love

She found satisfaction

In knowing

That in every story

A part belonged to her

And unknown to her

Her story would be told

Centuries later

A story about a girl

Who thought she was nothing

But was actually everything.