Poem 17: Grim

Grim

A happy ending
is a story abandoned
at the right time.

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In a castle where everyone knows their place,
the mouse is happiest.

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Trade fins for feet
for a faster trip
to the funeral.

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How long she guarded
her porcelain heart.
How quick it broke
at the lion's first touch.

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Beauty counsels: Put your mask on
and never take it off.

—Razel Estrella