FALLING CASTLE

*Click to hear 'The Beauty and The Beast ' theme song*

When I fell in love with you
I imagined the prince...
princess...
castle...
And even the happily ever afterness.
My dream fell through
And I take my anger out on you.
"I'm sorry"
But...
That's not enough.

Someone forgot to build the moat
That's found around a castle
And all outsiders come into our lives
And I've lost the key to the dungeon
I have no knights to protect me
And the rope to the drawbridge is cut
My fairy godmother is on vacation
And my prince and I are stuck

All of my defenses are gone
And I'm vulnerable to the point of the arrow
'Sound the trumpet! Play the bugle!
Lower the flag; I surrender...
myself...
my prince...
and my castle.'
"I'm sorry I hurt you"
But...
That's not enough.

Cathy Roy (Smith)
May/83

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