Feign
From the 2022 collection "Sonnets for the Comfortably Uncomfortable"
It's true that I have never witnessed true
love, and yes, true, that I have childlike dreams;
in none of them had I forgiven you
for something terrible you'd done to me.
There never was a prince for rescuing,
nor any knight in shining armor, staged,
because a fucking savior I do not need--
something to you I should not have to say.
This masquerade has gone on long enough,
and I will not be settling for lies.
I am a motherfucking princess, sir,
and it's a pity you are fucking blind.
I built my carriage from the ground, here, up--
yes, I am comfortable, dear, feigning love.
About the Creator
Sara Wynn
"No one knows where the edge of the knife is,
and no one knows what intelligent life is."
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