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Oh My, Beauty

July 29, 2011
By NJYazon SILVER, Tustin, California
NJYazon SILVER, Tustin, California
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If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater the effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders -- what would you tell him to do?...To shrug.<br /> -Atlas Shrugged


“Oh, Dear Sleeping Beauty,” he cried,
Down below the tall tower,
His face covered in soot and sweat that has dried,
As the bright sun’s rays began to cower.

“Where art thou, my sweet love?
For I have fought valiantly,
Where art thou, my sweet love?
For I shall not leave ‘till I see thee.”

And he waited and waited,
‘till the last of the sun’s rays declined,
And as the sun itself slowly abated,
He said, “Where art thou, my love,” one last time.

And when no reply came he began to climb,
His legs against the wall moving tirelessly,
Like a man running out of time,
As if his sleeping beauty will get up and leave thee.

When he reached the top,
He immediately kissed the girl,
But lo! nothing happened,
For on her bed she lay still curled.

And then a thought came to him,
“What if Beauty was…”
And so he ran back down,
And called for a another beautiful lass .

When the girl came at last,
She hesitated then said,
“What do I do now?
In order to get her out of her bed?”

The prince told her...
Then she said, “Okay…
But…’tis kind of strange, dear sir,
And I’m afraid it will only lead to your dismay.”

But she did what she was told,
She kissed the young Beauty,
And, Lo and Behold!
Beauties’ eyes opened wide, and she smiled, winked, and said, “What a cutie.”


The author's comments:
We had to present something for one of our classes and instead of writing a short-story or an essay, I wrote a poem. This was my first one ever. So please bear with me.

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