Dust and rags and broomsticks,<\/p>\n
She would wash and scrub and clean,<\/p>\n
Under the wrath of two step sisters,<\/p>\n
Who found joy in being mean,<\/p>\n
And a plump fairy godmother,<\/p>\n
With a crack upon her wand,<\/p>\n
Dooming every spell she ever cast,<\/p>\n
To go completely wrong,<\/p>\n
A ball gown turned to tatters,<\/p>\n
Two glass slippers turned to boots,<\/p>\n
Out of place among the dresses,<\/p>\n
And the gold embroidered suits,<\/p>\n
She ran as time struck midnight,<\/p>\n
Worried what else could go wrong,<\/p>\n
Didn’t lose a single thing,<\/p>\n
Her boots stayed firmly on,<\/p>\n
So she ran and ran still further,<\/p>\n
Until the sunlight filled the sky,<\/p>\n
Not even pausing briefly,<\/p>\n
To wave that horrid life goodbye,<\/p>\n
She broke free from their judgment,<\/p>\n
And hasn’t cared to look back since,<\/p>\n
She doesn’t need their greedy longing,<\/p>\n
And she doesn’t need a prince.<\/p>\n
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