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By Echolocation Date: 2002 Sep 10 Comment on this Work [[2002.09.10.21.55.11266]] |
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I wanted to be Scarlett O'Hara laughing and arrogant and careless cutting a swathe through a barbecue full of men but in the end I'm not careless enough to walk rough-shod over others with no thought of consequences unwilling to inflict a pain I've felt myself I wanted to be Cinderella kindly and sweet and patient beauty waiting for discovery amid the ashes but in the end I'm not patient enough to wait quietly for a fairy godmother or a handsome prince disbelieving that either exists I wanted to be Cathy passionate to the point of madness wandering the windy moors with Heathcliff but in the end I'm not passionate enough to entrust my heart to the clumsy hands of another fearing for its safety in his keeping So here I am being Eliza Bennett sharp-tongued and judgmental and proud witty and provoking, keeping all at arm's length and in the end I will be proud enough to keep my head held high though I've met lots of Wickhams and there's not a Darcy in sight. |