Cinderella's Shoes Poem by Brian Taylor

Cinderella's Shoes



The ugly sister, Alice,
glared at the mirror with reflected malice;
gave a grin
and blew a bubble;
stroked the stubble
on her chin
and simpered, in unbridled bliss,
'What a charmer I iss! '
adding, with a grimace,
'Who's the prettier, glass face? '

'Cinderella!
Cinderella. Cinderella. Cinderella.
Cinderella. Cinderella.'
The mirror twinkled a little wintry.
'Cinderella. Cinderella....'

The tiny fragments of splintery
glass were swept up by footman Fred.
'What a wolatile woman! ' Fred said.
'A weally, wolatile woman! '

An officer guarded the small glass slipper,
passport to a prince and palace.
(But not for Alice.)

She squeezed and pressed and sqealed and swore
and gave a most almighty roar.

More fragments of splintering glass
were swept up by footman Fred.
'What a woracious woman! ' Fred said.
'A most woracious woman! '

Cinderella slipped easily into the other shoe,
was whisked off in a guilded carriage
to a brave new world where her goodness drew
her, to liveried servants and a royal marriage!

And Alice?
She stumbled her bloody way
to a fate far worse than death.
To a tiny cell with walls of mirrors.
Unbreakable, bullet proof, everlasting glass!

(From Blondin & Other Poems)

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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sidi Mahtrow 29 November 2008

Dorothy sat and wondered If this was the place to be For just a short time earlier It was Toto and she Who had missed the flight to England And landed in this mess Where lads and ladies had A peculiar way to dress, And smoke and mirrors Were delivered by the press. Those shoes that others wanted Seemed just right for her And so through the looking glass She stepped and once again Was in (take a guess) __________. s

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Her Name Is Taylor 14 January 2010

one of my favorite stories in childhood, you have an impressive vocabulary..i enjoyed it much

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Heather Wilkins 30 May 2013

poor cindrella was treated so badly by the wicked sisters, but in the end did she ever shine. Yes she did. lovely write

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Douglas Scotney 26 February 2019

enjoyed. Footman conveniently 'Fred'

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Reshma Elza Ulahannan 25 April 2016

excellent poem More fragments of splintering glass were swept up by footman Fred. 'What a woracious woman! ' Fred said. 'A most woracious woman! ' nice wordings

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Rajkamal P.j 26 July 2015

A great work. Congrats

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 December 2014

Nice piece of work. Thanks for sharing this poem with us. E.K.L.

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Soulful Heart 30 November 2014

triumph of goodnes and perseverence.......a fairy tale that evinces the age old wisdom...

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