At work she wears sturdy black shoes, and at home she goes barefoot because her cat does.
She owns no slippers, expects no princes.
She once beat a suspect with a frozen lean cuisine.
She does not drink.
She reads trash novels.
Every day, she sees the worst in people.
It is like a Lifetime movie,
But without stars.
Every time she sees a woman with that look she likes, she thinks:
Kiss me.
Spring me.
Compromise me.
Take my stupid badge, toss it on the floor, come get me.
Cinderella has a job with the police department.
Today, her hands shook so badly, she couldn't cuff a suspect.
She tells her partner some bullshit about stress.
After dark, she lies on her bed staring up at the skylight.
She is naked.
Every night, she tracks the moon, but it hardly seems like enough.
There are no stars.
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(This is my 500th post at Word Garden!)
Cinderella needs to get laid!
ReplyDeleteNot just by anyone, but she needs a special girl. I think she'll feel much better .
Everyone needs stars - especially in their eyes.
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud at the "Lean Cuisine" beat-down.
The stars are still there Cindy, they're just clouded over. When the clouds blow out, they'll still be there, right where you left them.
ReplyDeleteAnd it'll be beautiful. Just like it always is.
Her knight will come.
ReplyDeleteWanna know a secret? You have the stars...they are there...they are in your eyes/soul/ and heart...they were put there a very long time ago, we see them, but she needs to see them too...<3
ReplyDeleteShe once beat a suspect with a frozen lean cuisine.
ReplyDelete*That is my new favorite sentence!*
You dont need stars, the moon will guide you
ReplyDeleteHappy 500th post! You ARE a star and and your writing shines like one. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree ...liked the lean cuisine black jack and the entire 500th post thing.
ReplyDeleteI like that she goes barefoot because her cat does. :)
ReplyDeleteyip. that would be you in MY head... Cinderella got captured and drift away into the Corporate world for training...and (GASP) blocked computers...would she have known, she would have brought her own ;)
ReplyDeleteWay too often, life is like a Lifetime movie without stars.
ReplyDeleteNow here's a version of Cinderella I'd like to see in moving pictures. :) Very well done, my friend.
ReplyDeleteI love the way this ended. I wasn't expecting it at all; it is perfect.
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