A Glass Slipper

by Will Read - Gemini

I am but a glass slipper,
That sparkles in the shallow water of this white, 
sandy beach.
Buffeted by no more than the pure and idle surf that laps against my heel.
For here I must stay.
Alive to all that fate will spring upon my lonely sadness. 
For I am truly lost.
Torn from the mistress that I loved so well, 
Her hurried flight along this heartless shore, 
Escape from such bitter tears of a love deceived.
She did abandon me to my destiny.
Yet, in my sleepy dreams she returns, with love renewed to rescue me. You see... 
I am but a glass slipper,
That sparkles in the shallow water of this white, 
sandy beach.
Buffeted by no more than the pure and idle surf that laps against my heel.
For here I must stay.
Alive to all that fate will spring upon my lonely sadness. 
For I am truly lost...

Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2006-01-29 07:22:35
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:57
Poem ID: 71168

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