Tag: fairy tale

I think sometimes about
That princess in that tower

How she could do nothing
To help her hero’s cause

Except exist, and by existing
Inspire him to struggle on

How much trust must she have had
In the sufficiency of all her charms?

She had no reason to believe -
No confirmation that she could

Call him in and motivate him
Past all strife and horror

How much faith must she have had
In herself to be exactly what he wanted

And worth everything he gave to win her?
I feel like that princess in that tower

In the dark myself, yet still a beacon
Unable to assist the fight

Or even know if it has happened
Unable, too, to circumvent the challenge

My only task - MY hero’s test -
Is to believe myself enough

To trust my worth, with no evidence
At all, and live in faith

That he will fight, and he will come
And he will be enough - and so will I