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Kissing Frogs

You've spent a long time kissing frogs and looking for princes,

And never really asking if a prince is what you need,

Cuz maybe, just maybe it doesn't matter what the world says,

This, "Princess," needs a frog to succeed,

And all the gleaming armour and the white steeds,

And silver crowns and ermine cloaks,

Are there to cover up some deficiencies,

That are plain as day in the one who croaks,

And let me ask you what it is you're after?

Honesty or the flash of a dashing smile?

The simple gifts of love and laughter,

Or cash and a splash of affected style?

Surely all those novels tell you,

Your hero's just a kiss away,

But what if you've already kissed him,

And didn't have the sense to stay?

See the thing with all those clichéd stories,

The one thing they try to get across,

The difference between less and more is,

The ability to see the loss,

So next time you go out kissing frogs,

And feel that they have failed to impress,

Just remember what defines a prince,

Is how he treats his princess.

 

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Jason Bayliss

Wed 2nd Oct 2019 14:08

Thanks Ruth, much appreciated.

J. x

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Ruth O'Reilly

Wed 25th Sep 2019 11:25

Funnily enough I was trying to write a kissing frogs piece and it turned into on I did called glass slipper in the end no frogs! I enjoyed this especially the last line 'What defines a prince, is how he treats his princess' so true!

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Jason Bayliss

Tue 24th Sep 2019 22:21

Just a quick thanks to Kevin, Ruth and of course Frances for liking.

J. x

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Jason Bayliss

Tue 24th Sep 2019 12:38

Thanks Keith, also sorry if it's slightly different to when you read it had to edit the last line, scansion was out.

J. x

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keith jeffries

Tue 24th Sep 2019 11:49

Well said and well put together
Thanks
Keith

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