Princess and the Poem

to be single
to live a life of waiting
wondering
hoping
dreaming
restraining
         killing
               desires
smiling
clenched teeth and true heart
congratulations on your new baby
pounding blood
eyes sting
nose tickle
yes I know it’ll happen for me too
doubting
dreaming
hoping
wishing
to be married
to live a life others complain about
   so I can complain too



*Disclaimer: This poem was written to represent a snapshot of emotion, is not altogether personal (though I feel it aplenty) & is not an indicator that I live in a continual state of judgey-ness or despair. Thought is was worth a mention so that, in the event of my death, people don't try to dissect my sadness like we did in our Freshman English poetry unit.