LiveJournal Idol 9: Topic 3: In Another Castle

[eeyore_grrl]

In Another Castle

there is a castle
where unicorns frolic and mate
there is always a rainbow overhead
and apparently SSRIs are flowing in the water
because the people are always ready with a genuine smile
and that just confuses me, but there it is, even the servants feel loved
the castle is etched in jewels
and the royalty is always kind, caring, and giving
if there were fair elections they would win by a landslide

meanwhile, in another castle, i’m the fucking queen
and i’m not entirely sure what that means

the unicorns won’t step foot near my lands
for fear of the constant crossfire
it’s us against we
and my castle shows the battle scars from this civil war

broadway musicals are belted from the crenellations
songs of misery and woe
it’s our battle cry

“At the end of the day you're another day colder
And the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the chill
And the righteous hurry past
They don't hear the little ones crying
And the plague is coming on fast, ready to kill
One day nearer to dying!”

the royalty and servants from the first castle look at us as a warning
a lesson to be learned about how not to be a fairy tale
how not to be happy
how not to be



*Song Lyrics from Les Miserables; At the End of the Day

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This was written for LiveJournal Idol 9, http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/720983.html.
Voting link will be updated here later. HERE IS THE VOTING LINK; I AM IN TRIBE 3. http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/722286.html

Hear and see me read it by simply clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuAtaFK3kHk&feature=youtu.be

Comments

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

I probably don't need to tell you how much I love this.

[favoritebean.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'll visit your castle. I love Les Mis songs. Besides, I'd be very suspicious of castles where SSRIs might be in the drinking water. Could be a case of the Stepford Wife syndrome.

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[violaconspiracy.livejournal.com]

I'm not personally a fan of the Stepford castle. Sounds too perfect. Sounds like your castle has more character.

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

I hope someday there are more who will see your kingdom's appeal!

Belated Happy Birthday wishes as well. I hope you and the family did something nice over the weekend. :)

[tatdatcm.livejournal.com]

"the unicorns won’t step foot near my lands
for fear of the constant crossfire
it’s us against we
and my castle shows the battle scars from this civil war"

I love this part. I love the inner struggle it implies and can relate to it.

(The deleted comment below was me. I hit the wrong "reply". Again.)

[basric.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

[ghosted.livejournal.com]

Broadway musicals and crenellations are excellent things to experience concurrently. (I imagine.)

[beautyofgrey.livejournal.com]

First off, I really enjoyed this. I'm glad to see you putting poetry forward each week.

Second, to be honest, I usually don't take the time to click the link to a video in an LJI entry (at least, this early in the game, when reading all the entries is already a little overwhelming), but tonight, I'm so glad that I did, and that you put the link there. It was not only a fun reading, but it was also so much kinder to my over-strained eyes!

[mamas-minion.livejournal.com]

Like the poem, I would be wary of the other castle. It sounds way to good to be true.

[eternal-ot.livejournal.com]

I kinda like your castle...just because it could be real..the other sounds too phony to be true..

[i-will-not-say.livejournal.com]

I'd be wary of the "happy" castle -- it seems too perfect to be true! SSRIs in the water sounds like a dangerous prospect -- what about side effects? I can't imagine that something's not going on beneath the surface in the "happy" castle.

[karmasoup.livejournal.com]

Castle, schmastle! Those schmucks just don't know what they're missing, anyway!