Beauty Asleep
A/N: I've been wanting to do something like this for a while; and now, having been inspired by the "Beauty and the Beast" themed story "Monster" by Bread and Coal, and less recently by the book Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block, I am overwhelmed by that inclination. I know it's not my usual, but…that's what made it so much fun.
I. Beauty Born
Charmed.
Magic abounds, surrounds
Perfection in small breaths
Tight white sockets
Restrain wide soft eyes
Thirst for information
Rewarded very little
.
Expected.
Hope abounds, surrounds
But none is her own
The rising tide
Of love from a family
Who know she will become
The image they love.
.
Gifted.
Presents abound, surround
She takes them all in
Beauty and voice
None are aids
To the overwhelming curiosity
Of a child on the brink of life.
.
Restrained.
Barriers abound, surround
Knowledge is lost
Opportunities are burned
Before it starts
The life of the Beauty
Is defined by limits.
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Another A/N: This is my first fairy tale fanfiction AND my first poetic fanfiction, so please, please, PLEASE tell me what you think. I plan to do a few more sections, covering the whole story, so more is to follow shortly.
