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Fairy Tales
FAIRY TALES
The giant storms through the house
Screaming obscenities
Shaking the foundations
Susan and the girls
hide under the bed
Afraid
Not wanting the giant to hurt them
Again
The walls crack
plaster falls from the roof
as doors slam.
When the giant falls asleep
the girls fearfully crawl out
and begin their task.
They take brightly coloured wallpaper
and cover the cracks
They try to fill the holes
with fairy cakes
and happy smiles.
They know the giant will soon awake
and she will be angry.
Things will fly around the room
and tree branches will be used
to break their hearts.
Susan will stand sentinel
to protect her sisters
as the wallpaper
of flowers and open fields
is applied
to hide the broken house.
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| This is starting out very good-and personal..maybe, but relative-abundantly i need to start reading and commenting on your 'work' :) 'cuz you did for me, and you seem to be prety wholesom and original with what you do..thank you for your gracious comments, too - btw(by-the-way). XP |
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Comment by: sadon - 2007-11-13 04:08
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| A broken family,a broken fairy tale all being put together, All being plastered,I loved it. |
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Comment by: brad19 - 2007-09-28 22:10
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The meaning of this piece is beautifully woven by the juxtaposition between reality and the meaning of the fairy tale aspect. I loved how you were able to show the contrasting characters of the giant - - to me, it was an abusive father, or male figure.
Whatever message you were hoping to achieve, you did it beautifully. |
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