This poem was influenced by a dialogue from one of my favourite video games-Max Payne.In the game,Max says "All this time we got the fable of Sleeping Beauty wrong. The prince didn't kiss her to wake her up. No one who slept for a hundred years is likely to wake up. It was the other way round. He kisses her to wake himself up from the nightmare that has brought him there".....Well,the rest is self explanatory,sort of my own take on the dialogue,or rather,my expansion of it
The first thing I notice is your pale countenance,
Undisturbed by my intrusive presence,
Your red lips still preserve your beautiful essence,
And I seek a boon at the end of this penance.
I edge closer and closer,
Trying not to disturb your peaceful slumber,
But before I cross the final frontier,
I hesitate and remember.
It was the time when I was still a child,
Or so I thought in my mind,
All it took was a fleeting glance,
And I ignored all that could chance.
Soon, you were gone, I was alone,
I saw the cruel world, it had no soul,
The pain and sorrow was too much to bear,
Everything else too little for me to care.
I turned to the aged minister for advice,
But it was just like throwing a dice,
By chance it led me some place,
I didn't notice the chance due to my haste.
I began thinking I was dreaming,
That the whole world represented my sanity fleeing,
Maybe reality was a different cup of tea,
Some place where all could equally see.
I convinced myself that I was living an illusion,
Erasing it became my mission,
I had no idea how or why,
So I aimlessly wandered, looking at the sky.
Then I remembered the day I got smitten,
Everything about you had me gotten,
I remember you made me forget everything,
The same bliss I wanted to experience to stop pretending.
I searched for you far and wide,
Faces I met, so different from my kind,
I searched for you in so many places,
Your tower was more imposing than the shadow of Colossus.
I stand before your glass bed,
All I want is for you to wake me up,
I wish to not disturb your sleep,
I wish to see the real world and end the pain,
For once, I need real bliss,
So I stand before you as your Prince Charming,
I close my eyes and touch your miraculously moist lips,
Set me free, Sleeping Beauty,
Awaken me, Sleeping Beauty,
Give me peace, Sleeping Beauty,
As you continue to slumber in oblivion,
I kiss you on your lips,
But I still keep my eyes closed for fear of failure,
Help me, Wake me, Oh Sleeping Beauty........
