The Imaginary Crown......by Julianna Rowe

 The Imaginary Crown

                              I used to be a princess with an imaginary crown.

Then one decade it fell royally down.

Time kept passing. I stopped to the $1 store

And I bought one more.

It was plastic and didn’t shine like the original one.

But it matched my shine I had lost over the years

The old crown stayed the same

Meantime I changed my name

Did it help?

Nope, the crown stayed the same.

It didn’t tarnish; I did. 

I put it back on.

Smile, laugh, come back to your crown,

The one that sparkles and never lets you down.

Don’t look in the mirror

Look into your heart

Then simply go play with your old dog, Bart.

Love yourself, wear the dress

Put makeup on and don’t be a mess

Sing a song from days gone by

Loud and clear for all to hear

Wear your crown to the grocery store

Yes, you can; let them think your insane

Most will smile and see your heart

And realize your old youth needed a jump start

A pretend visit from that sparkling crown

Lifted you up from where you’d been down

It didn’t change the way you appeared

It brought your heart back up from the rears!

By Julianna Rowe