It only took a finger prick
her fate was sealed within a tick
from that day on her role was passive
the impact felt by women – massive
the princess with the name Briar Rose
is one that every young girl knows
according to the Brothers Grimm
she just lay still to wait for him
a hundred years she rested there
till he rode up without a care
and to her side the prince he went
and kissed her lips without consent
I like to think what she might do
slap his smug face and cry Me Too!
Sleeping Beauty Woken
10 May 2024 by Ruth
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