Sunday, April 6, 2008

Cinderella's Shoe



At the stroke of midnight
Escaped from the ball she did
Told her the fairy did
That the magic will only last till there
For after midnight
The dress will be gone
Her ethereal beauty diminished
But in her haste
She dropped one of her shoes
A red elegant shoe

There the shoe lies
Fit anyone it never will
For only the one with the charm of Cinderella
For only the one who has the touch of Cinderella
Will fit into the shoe

That day as I looked down at the shoe
I thought of you
Many days have I been glancing at you
Many days have I been looking at you
And sometimes I meet your face
Sometimes I meet your eyes

And I wonder
Why haven’t I been talking to you
When we are already in the same class
So close
Is it a wonder
Why haven’t I been getting to know you better
When we are already in the same class
So close
Wishing to do all those
It is a wonder
Why I haven’t been fulfilling my wishes

The calendar tells me
Time does not permit
For only tomorrow
All will end
But Cinderella’s shoe knows no time
For anytime
You can always come
And put it on

Only tomorrow
The class will end
But only tomorrow
Will a new one start
Hoping to see you there I will
Wishing to talk to you
Wishing to get to know you better
But why can’t I start doing them now

And I wonder
Why haven’t I been talking to you
When we are already in the same class
So close
Is it a wonder
Why haven’t I been getting to know you better
When we are already in the same class
So close
Wishing to do all those
It is a wonder
Why I haven’t been fulfilling my wishes

Cinderella’s shoe
Fit you I am sure it would
I would like to talk to you
I would like to know you better

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey, Yong Jian!

You constantly surprise me. First it was the games and movie reviews. Now its your poetry and debates that carries an essence of your opinions.

I am really loving this poem! Especially when you said "But Cinderella's shoes know no time". Don't ask me why I particularly like that phrase - I just do:)

And I guess your poem voices out how u really feel - and its so real I can feel it too.

But then again, the complexity of mankind comes in! haha..

You are really one talented guy!

Okay.. I'm gonna check out your other poems! ;)