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A wife's Fable
You were Superman, I was your Lois Lane
You were like Spiderman, I was your Mary Jane
Together I felt like the Princess of Power
To rule by your side with a crown of honor
You're not Peter Parker
I'm not Mary Jane
You are the Joker
And I am a game
I was your Dr. Of sorts, but couldn't make you sane
This counseling session ceased within the hour
And I'm not your princess, with any sort of power
I'm not the Lois to your Clark
And I now know the Knight is getting Dark
This wonder of a woman, 9 lives like a cat
A Harley not turned, nor puppet of a bat
Our own story was to be never ending, you gave me a new name
now I'm the Empress--my head hung in shame
Now it's all over,
only one dust of sand, to rebuild my tower
If only rebuilding were as simple as wishing, then I could start again
How can I trust you, if you're not my best friend
Life is like a riddle,
you're just the pied piper playing his fiddle
Only I took your hand and disregarded the melody,
and now the only fool standing here...is me.
You were like Spiderman, I was your Mary Jane
Together I felt like the Princess of Power
To rule by your side with a crown of honor
You're not Peter Parker
I'm not Mary Jane
You are the Joker
And I am a game
I was your Dr. Of sorts, but couldn't make you sane
This counseling session ceased within the hour
And I'm not your princess, with any sort of power
I'm not the Lois to your Clark
And I now know the Knight is getting Dark
This wonder of a woman, 9 lives like a cat
A Harley not turned, nor puppet of a bat
Our own story was to be never ending, you gave me a new name
now I'm the Empress--my head hung in shame
Now it's all over,
only one dust of sand, to rebuild my tower
If only rebuilding were as simple as wishing, then I could start again
How can I trust you, if you're not my best friend
Life is like a riddle,
you're just the pied piper playing his fiddle
Only I took your hand and disregarded the melody,
and now the only fool standing here...is me.
Published 6th May 2018
| Edited 15th Feb 2022
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22nd May 2018 7:52am
you're just the pied piper playing his fiddle
Only I took your hand and disregarded the melody, and now the only fool standing here...is me.
there is a lot of self blame here...as if you blame yourself , as if you should have known better.
i love the flow and pacing of this poem, this almost sounds light hearted and flows along with an almost musical '' bouncy feel '' interesting how you are talking about someone playing a melody and how you have given this piece a somewhat musical feel .
i do like your reference to spiderman, clark, you being a '' game''
Only I took your hand and disregarded the melody, and now the only fool standing here...is me.
there is a lot of self blame here...as if you blame yourself , as if you should have known better.
i love the flow and pacing of this poem, this almost sounds light hearted and flows along with an almost musical '' bouncy feel '' interesting how you are talking about someone playing a melody and how you have given this piece a somewhat musical feel .
i do like your reference to spiderman, clark, you being a '' game''
26th May 2018 11:50pm
Thank you. This was a fun play on words. It's not emotions I'd like to feel as a new bride that's for sure.
22nd May 2018 7:57am
like a song which starts upbeat and fun but then sadness creeps in , reading the last verse... i can see how the pacing has changed and the sadness really shows itself...
Our own story was to be never ending, you gave me a new name, now im the empress-my head hung in shame
Now it's all over,
Our own story was to be never ending, you gave me a new name, now im the empress-my head hung in shame
Now it's all over,
10th Aug 2018 2:38pm
Echo Daffodil32, after the fantasy of being two superheroes (plentiful mix of story characters) comes the disillusion. To adapt a line from one of Paloma Faith's songs - "I cannot be your hero".
3rd Jan 2019 2:20am
Brava Elle! I love all the Marvel/DC references and rhymes. A sad story cleverly told.
3rd Jan 2019 8:17am
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