So that was you
dancing among the fairies?
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Yes, indeed it was, my lord.
Did you enjoy my performance?
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'Enjoy' would be a shallow term
to describe the feelings I had, your grace.
Your form was like a gentle light fluttering
among the lavender and pollen dust.
Pray tell, how did you learn to dance like them?
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It took many centuries at first
just to get the fair folk's attention.
No fairy would teach their dance to just anyone,
not even to a fey with royal blood.
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How did they accept you?
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I exchanged one dance for another.
I flitted and swayed before their gardens,
offering my limbs and sweat
as payment for their secrets.
You danced for them over centuries?
Why?
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Why not?
Our people have buried them, trampled on their lands,
erased their histories -
if I am to rule the fairies, I must show them
I am dedicated to learning their ways
while not imposing my own.
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Aren't their better ways of communication
between our peoples?
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Perhaps, but culture is the one defining trait of any thinking body.
To offer them gifts of gruel and gold
would only placate their wounds for a time.
To heal, we must offer respect.
So you dance now to offer your respects?
Forgive me for my forward tongue, your grace,
but should a leader concern themselves
with such a tedious task?
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Your tongue is only as forward
as your thinking, my lord.
Tell me, if not a leader,
then whom shall this task fall?
A change always starts
with one falling petal,
so why should I not
begin the fall?
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Comments (1)
Beautifully written and loved your inspirational poem!!!❤️❤️💕