Hey guys. im still working on the ending of this piece. I finished it but i feel like the ending does not correspond with the rest of the story and to what i was getting at. If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to tell me.
The Art of Manipulation;
A Cinderella Story
Cinderella: Godmother, Godmother
How do I go from here?
You’ve dressed me in this beautiful gown
And whipped up such a carriage
But after all these years of being locked up
I’m just not ready for marriage
Godmother: Calm down my dear
And pull yourself together
Before we talk about marriage
You actually have to meet Prince Charming
You have to fall in love with him
And he fall in love with you
Cinderella: Love?
How will I do that?
Oh Godmother
Please help
And tell me what to do
How do I approach him?
And what do I say…
Godmother: Now, now
There are just a few simple rules
You have to observe
If you play your game right
His heart will be yours
The very first thing you have to do
Is make the right first impression
And he will come to you
Cinderella: But how will I do that
What if I make the wrong one?
Then what will I do?
Godmother: My dear Cinderella,
Just relax and listen:
What you have to do
Is arrive late to the ball
You want to make a grand entrance
But make sure you don’t fall
Keep a confident posture
And always stand tall
Cinderella: (Cinderella repeats these steps to herself)
Do not fall
Keep a confident posture
Make sure to stand tall
Godmother: If you commit to your share
His eyes will surely drift to yours
Glance but then look else where
A few minutes later
Look back at him
And this time do not turn away
This game is known as foreplay,
A staring contest between you two
If all goes well
You are ready for the next step
The following step
Of falling in love with
This complete stranger
Is one gentle smile
Nothing too strong
As to provoke any repulsion
Even half a smile will do
This act is not intended to
Intimidate you two
Rather it acts as a signal
To stimulate the both of you
(Cinderella looks to the mirror practicing her smile.)
The way to proceed
This everlasting smile
Is not with nervousness
Or paranoia
Or a collaboration of the two
What you have to realize
Is that subconsciously he
Already has fallen for you
Cinderella: But how will I approach him?
What will I say?
I don’t want to seem silly
Or foolish in anyway
Godmother: It’s the art of manipulation
To make him come to you
With your intriguing smile
And your fairy tale eyes too
He will be foolish
To miss this chance
Once he’ll approach you
Let him do the talking,
As a proper lady
Only does the walking
When the time will come
And trust me you’ll know-
Cinderella: But Godmother
How would I know?
Godmother: Your heart will double in rhythm
And then skip a beat
At that point both of your chemistries
Has sprang to its feet
You will freely engage
In a conversation or two
But make sure that time is a factor for you
Your curfew is twelve
Not a minute past due
But before the time swallows you
Back to your past
Make sure you leave him
With something to last
A kiss or an object
That would lead him back to you
Cinderella: After the ball
Forever we’ll part
There would be no other chance
To link his and my heart
(At this moment, Cinderella begins to weep)
Godmother: Cinderella,
You silly girl
You’re still not understanding
That love works in miracles
If Prince Charming truly has a spark for you
He will go out of his way
Just to get a hold of you
And once he comes back
That is when you’ll see
That everything in life
Will work out perfectly
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4 comments:
I love this exchange between Cinderella and the Godmother. It sounds like a banter between a teenage girl and her mom. The only part I found was a little repetitive was the smile dialogue. Also, I don't think your ending's not appropriate, but I love how it sounds with the previous stanza being the ending. It makes this story just about their conversation instead of worrying about Prince Charming's reaction. I love this piece so much. It's so creative!
Interesting dialogue. Cinderella seems as frustrated as ever, but we all know the ending to fairy tales (is this the ending that, perhaps, you wish to change?).
For the story itself I was a bit intrigued by some of the stanzas as some seem to display some sort of rhythm or rhyme but others don't. Was this intentional? I feel that the dialogue prose style works out just fine actually as it steers away from the typical rhythm-based story telling to a more seemingly "relaxed" version of it.
my intentions was not to change the ending of the Cinderella. It was actually supposed to be just a little glimpse of behind the scenes of Cinderella's questions about falling in love and the Godmother teaching Cinderella that first impressions are very essential when doing so. Also, I tried to convey the fact that impressions are due to manipulations of the body and its effect on the opposite person. I actually tried not to create a strict rhyme scheme when I qrote this although I know that some of my stanzas did end up rhyming within the story.
I thought this piece was so creative. Like i said in class, in conjunction with Joanne's piece it shows that women also have a "plan" when it comes to the opposite sex. Women might not be thinking about sex or pleasure when with a guy for the first time, but rather women ,or at least most of them, are busy trying to form lasting relationships to have that "fairytale like" happy ending.
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