mithridate

despite myself
somehow bought into this
fairy tale patriarchy
years spent longing
faults overlooked
sins forgiven
red flags the colorblind couldn't miss
hoping that this one or that one
would be the prince with mithridate kiss
to heal or solve or wake me
 
finally resolved to fall into the abyss
give up on rescue and find my own bliss
eventually understood
the evil witch's curse
the sow's ear purse
the poison in the apple
the potion on the spinner
only potent with power I provided

the irony, of course, this
once the myth of the damsel in distress
ceases to persist
arrives the hero you can't resist
one who doesn't fix but fights beside
who gives a boost but would never
just carry you up the castle wall
with false promise of happy ever after

so gear up, girl
sharpen your swords for dragon slaying
the fun is about to begin
rules were made for disobeying