If I Were a Fantasy Character
My Response to July’s Second Week Prompt of Lifeline
If I were a fantasy character
I wouldn’t want to be the genie
The genie of Aladdin
Who grants wishes to others
While being a prisoner himself
Caged in a lamp………..
Owned and controlled by someone else
I wouldn’t want to be a genie
Who can’t do anything on his own for himself
If I were a fantasy character
I wouldn’t want to be the magic mirror
A mirror who instills insecurities
A mirror that screams the flaws of others
A mirror that makes others feel less of themselves
A mirror that forces you to compare your worth with others
While not even having an identity of its own
If I were a fantasy character
I wouldn’t want to be a witch
A witch who snatches a little girl from her parents
To keep herself pretty and young forever
A witch who curses when she doesn’t find her way
A witch who has no control over her desires and aggression
Despite having all that magic and brains she had
I wouldn’t want to be that selfish, insensitive, and bad
If I were a fantasy character
I wouldn’t want to be the prince
A prince who danced all night with a girl
And still failed to remember her face or herself
A prince who let a pair of shoes decide
Who is the girl he claimed to be the love of his life
I wouldn’t want to be that shallow and blind
To be a charming prince without having a mind
If I were a fantasy character
I would want to be Anna
A girl who managed to keep her spirits high
Even when she faced the biggest loss of her life
A girl who never left her sister behind
Even when she was enraged
And looked like she has lost her mind
A girl who fought for what she truly believed
She tried and tried till she finally succeeds
