Ray Moonee

Rewriting the Tale

In a dark jungle,
Covered by a frosty spell,
A glittering moon was playing
Between the howls.

A little girl
Sat listening to a fairy tale.
Like all the others,
She turned to her mother and asked:

“Can I become a witch
Instead of a princess in the story?”

Her astounded mother asked,
“Why?”

She replied, in a soft voice:
“I want to be the hero of my tale—
The weaver of my own destiny’s thread.”

Rather than a princess
Waiting for a prince,
Who needs a pair of crystals
To recognise me.”

— Ray Moonee