Expiration Date

A villainelle about the shortcomings of real life fairytales.

Fairytales have an expiration date

Something Cinderella never said

Reality always comes too late.

Tears stream down and it's too late

Before you crawl alone into your bed

And see, fairytales have an expiration date.

Lured by a fisherman, a smile as his bait

On false pretenses you were surely led

Reality always come too late.

Push and shove, but the winner is fate

Heart beating as if it's dead

All fairytales have an expiration date.

Gave him everything and that's just great

But he walked away instead

Reality always comes too late.

Began with a smile, ended with hate

And regret- should've used your head

Fairytale had an expiration date,

Reality came too late.

Reviews

[17thWhitePrince]

A very very nice poem =)
So true it is . . .

"Reality always comes too late."

I loved the bits of repetition at the end of each stanza =P

[Tierra Starr]

"Fairytales have an expiration date
Something Cinderella never said
Reality always comes too late."

This has been my absolute favorite verse from the first time you read it to me and it still is! :) I love the idea that Cinderella was keeping secrets from you, not warning you that maybe there's not always going to be a "happily ever after". :) Love is hard!

[T. Val]

I think a lot of people can relate to this in a way. I love the first 2 lines. Great work Renee.

[Sid]

Very well worded and yes fairy tales and reality are quite distant from each other. I'm sorry for your suffering but this is a very good write, you deal with the emotions well in this poem...very good write!!

[Mena]

I read it and could relate all too well, i can feel what you feel. Very nice.

[Reneé H]

Thank you! I wrote this a long time ago after an abusive relationship. I'm glad you could connect with my words.