Fairy tale

All this while

I slept and slept

Waiting for my prince charming

Not knowing, he was secretly kept.

They hid him in rooms, castles;

Put him in dungeons

Lied to me; told tales of his disappearance

Making me get complexions

I cried, buried, hid myself

Refused to believe their notions

In return, they treated me with cruelty

Summoned wizards with their potions

“Break the magic spell!”

They commanded the wizards

Failing which, each time;

They faced more hazards.

Then came the wise old lady;

Before whom even the kings bowed

And queens became silent

The ultimate power; superior even to the crown

She announced to be left alone

Everyone left the chamber

Only I and the old lady

She didn’t even once blabber

After two long days;

She let the doors of my chamber opened

Every pair of eyes filled with questions

She narrated to them what had happened

Radically and gradually, everyone agreed

Brought my prince and set him free

Date of our marriage was fixed

And everyone apologized to me!

Even I was curious to know,

What the wise old lady had said

But didn’t get any chance

‘Coz my wedding dress was being made

The final day of our meeting came

“Bring in the bride”; the priest said

Shining in gold, I was being brought down

Helped by my all chambermaids

As I came down; I saw

My prince charming

Everything was like my dream

That I dreamt, smiling.

We were now; man and wife

Ready to leave one palace

To enter another; becoming

Stranger to my birthplace

Before I left, I met

The wise old lady

Who helped reach my love

And made everything steady

Once alone; she spoke:

“I saw love in your eyes,

And his too

Like a kid, he cries.

I couldn’t let you two separate

Because of families ego

I knew this day was bound

To come; centuries ago

I had blessed you two,

When you were born

And predicted love

Unaware of the battle horn.

But you couldn’t fight destiny

And fate, can you?

I told a lie, in order to bring

Together, you two

I told them that,

You both are ruled by fate

And if marriage doesn’t  happens

Kingdoms will be destroyed by fate.”

Tenderly, she kissed my forehead

And wished me good luck

Holding my hands; she led me to

To my future bright

I knew, I own

My happiness to her

She vanished into thin air

Before I could thank her.

And yet another story ends.

Where love conquers all

And wise people help

To bring peace within all