Once upon a time I dreamt of fairy tales,
I craved adventure and magic
I wished to be a princess who ran through fields of wild flowers and danced barefoot in the forest
I wanted to ride horses with the wind in my hair, knowing everything would be okay because the prince would save the day.
I dreamt I was a princess and my kingdom was our yard, my dolls my loyal subjects
We had grand adventures in our castle
But I'm not dreaming now
And I'm sick of being the princess
I'm so tired.
I don't want to wear dresses all the time
Perfect posture stops being fun when it has to be a shield against your own insecurities
I don't want to smile at everyone who talks to me.
I'm tired of being polite and pretty and perfect.
I want to be a hero
I want adventure and magic and glorious battle where good triumphs over evil
I'm tired of being a princess
I'm tired of feeling trapped in a tower with no way out
I'm tired of being scared
I wish I was a pirate with the open sea at my fingertips and all the world to see.
I'd get to tell great tales of daring sword fights and vicious sea monsters and swimming with mermaids
I hate being a princess
I'm meant for more than marrying a prince
I don't want to ride a carriage into the sunset
I don't want to carry this crown
I wish I were a scholar
I want to write science and history
I want to study the stars, life, and the meaning of the universe
I hate being a princess
I hate waiting
I hate being scared
I hate being treated like I'm delicate
I hate being the damsel in distress
I am more than a pretty face
Why can't I be the hero this time?
Why can't I be the pirate?
Why can't I be the one who has the adventure? Saves the day? And rules the kingdom?
Why are the princesses that do that bad?
If my options are the useless, pretty doll that is the princess, or to be the villain.
Then give me the villain.
I will burn everything that tries to hurt me
I will use my wings to see the world and chase the adventure they denied me as the princess
The next prince that tells me to smile will see fire in my teeth.
The next time someone tries to hurt me they will get my claws and not my tears
The next person that tells me to sit and be pretty and quiet because a princess doesn't rule a kingdom will hear me roar.
I will fight the world if I must with fire and claw if they will not give me a sword and a voice.
I'm done being a princess
This time I'm the Dragon
