Rapunzel they called him,  Rapunzel he was,

A prince to some, a common son of a baker to others

But they never asked him where he came from.

His golden locks were too distracting,

His soft features confusing

He often sent suitors weeping when they saw he was a guy.

Though they did not know that he was just as cruel as Mother

They thought him a fair waif, a wastrel, though he knew not why

They never saw him as he was, a man with a heart of stone.

Instead abandoning him there, They left him all alone

And when Dame Gothel died

To only Rapunzel’s surprise

No one came to free him. So he stayed within the tower

Right where they left him

And wasted away

The vines came and claimed him, and no one knew why

The sky turned forever grey.

For Rapunzel was Sunlight, love, and warmth were his domain

But from the neglect of others, they could never be the same.

Alone in the darkness, even the sun will go out

Not taught how to love, his heart festered fear and doubt

So let that be a lesson

To treat all with kindness

And judge not by looks or strangeness

Don’t leave your Rapunzel in the tower to rot away

Free them, love them, help them today.