Bye Bye Handsome Prince...

I just love this song by Tata Young from her album "I Believe". I was a bit disappointed by the video, I wish it had done more justice to the lyrics. Anyways, Enjoy the song!



Lyrics
When I was just a little girl
My momma used to tuck me into bed
And she read me a story
It always was about a Princess
In distress and how a guy would save her
And end up with the glory

I'd lie in bed and think about the person that I wanted to be
Then one day I realized the fairy tale life wasn't for me

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark old dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody to come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White, waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On a horse of white, unless we're riding side by side
Don't want to depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself

Someday I'm gonna find someone
Who wants my soul, heart and mind
Who's not afraid to show that he loves me
Somebody who will understand
I'm happy just the way I am
Don't need nobody taking care of me

(I will be)
I will be there for him
Just as strong as he will be there for me
When I give myself then
It has got to be an equal thing

[Chorus]

I can slay my own dragon
I can dream my own dreams
My knight in shining armour is me
So I'm gonna set me free

[Chorus]

Silent Spectator

I can see what lies in the beyond...
I can decipher the secrets of the unknown...
It is so difficult being a human and yet share the divinity of the immortals.

I can see what lies in the beyond,
Which your mortal eyes cannot.
Wish i could tell you...
The secrets of the soul.
Bearing the curse of life,
I can only watch you
Make those follies.
For you see no reason
And laugh at my counsel.
My heart wants to protect you from every pain
But you seem to court only that.
I know you will blame me for
Hiding the truth from you
And gifting you a painful moment
But you will hardly ever know
That i lived every moment in pain so that i could
Free you from it.
My head stops me from such transgressions
Though my heart longs
To embrace the punishment that it would ensue.

The Magi and She

She went to him to know the cause of her illness.
"What ails your heart?", he asked feeling her pulse.
"Nothing", she replied.
He lifted her chin and looked deep into her eyes. She flinched a bit.
"I guess, i know." He answered in a discerning voice.
"What?" She asked getting curious.
"Nothing." He replied.

P.S. It doesn't strictly fall into the category of  55 fiction except in word limit. So, please don't judge it on the same parameters, just read it and enjoy.

Soul Ripper

How deftly
and
With surgical precision
You use
Your words to
Shear not just the heart
But mind and body,
All together.

Shredding them
to unrecognizable entities,
You watch
With Pleasure,
The Other
wreathe in confusion and pain.
As you make
Your cold moves
With sadistic overtures.....

P.S. Thanks to Compassion Unlimited for suggesting the word "Ripper" for the title.