Friday 28 November 2008

Ruby Slippers


She wished
for ruby slippers
but
what she got
was hot steel
nailed into each sole
and her toenails
painted with creosote.
“Sucks to be a satyr,”
her father said.

3 comments:

spacedlaw said...

Damn. I'd never thought of that.

Unknown said...

*laughs* Father knows (best?).

Rachel Green said...

Alas!