"Fat Is Not a Fairy Tale" by Jane Yolen
I am thinking of a fairy tale,
Cinder Elephant,
Sleeping Tubby,
Snow Weight,
where the princess is not
anorexic, wasp-waisted,
flinging herself down the stairs.
I am thinking of a fairy tale,
Hansel and Great,
Repoundsel,
Bounty and the Beast,
where the beauty
has a pillowed breast,
and fingers plump as sausage.
I am thinking of a fairy tale
that is not yet written,
for a teller not yet born,
for a listener not yet conceived,
for a world not yet won,
where everything round is good:
the sun, wheels, cookies, and the princess.
What a strong ending.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think of Toni Morrison. If there is a story we want to read that hasn't been written than it's our responsibility to write it. That's a paraphrase of course.
Cool poem, Shakespearean like.
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