Frogs and Princes

Think I've kissed a lot of frogs

in my search for a prince

each time thinking I've found the key to happiness

each time being shot down in flames

my heart has learnt to be resilient

but my arms are still empty and my skin still untouched

But for brief moments in time

when yet another

promises much

and delivers to begin with

and then

slowly

or quickly

runs

hard

fast

and swiftly

away

so much for rising like a phoenix out of the ashes

so much for being a beautiful person inside

so much for having the looks that make people stop and stare

Because it's not

and they

are not

enough

not enough to make the difference

not enough to make someone try

just simply not enough

others might say it's not your fault

but I have found myself taking the blame

for after all

I

am

the common denominator

I have learnt

that

tears are not

the responsibility

of another

merely

the letting go

of an

overwhelming feeling

or

of things

carried

far

too

long

The tears are

simply a goodbye

to the

past

to the

pain

to the

baggage

Yet always in my heart

I find the strength

to believe

and try again

So you see Mr frog

I thought you were my Prince

your disguise was good

though I've seen under it since

I've taken you off

the pedestal

realized you are

but

a man

I know

that

I cannot

make another

feel

if it's not in their heart

but I can

see the soul

I can

offer

the beauty of friendship

the softness

of acceptance

and I

can

hold

another

in friendship

alone

whilst

they find

their feet

and

they learn to

walk again

and hold them

steady till

they are ready to

fly

So I will take my

resilient heart

I will take my

looks

brains

and affection

and I will give them

willingly

because we all

need someone

who can

hold us while we heal

take that which is good in us

and cherish

and encourage it

and with the breath of kindness

blow the rest away

because I know

in my heart

one

day

My prince will come

even if

he is

disguised

as

a

frog!

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