A girl so beautiful and pure

Sits on a throne next to her soon-to-be husband.

She smiles and waves to the royal families as they pass by.

Her effort to be presentable doesn't end with just her elegance and poise.

"This is my destiny," she tells herself.

To hide her true self and become who she is forced to be:

A princess loyal to her husband, the sought-after prince.

A polite lady in a glorious ball gown and jewel-studded crown,

With her arm looped through her betrothed

And pale white makeup covering her red-tinted skin.

This is her life now and forever will be her life,

And for the sakes and lives of her family members

That are living lives that no one wants,

She sticks to it.

But under the elegant gown and the snow white makeup,

Hides a young woman and her true self.

A red blood.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.