Beauty

She lays in silent dreams
Waiting for a prince that may never come
It has been years since she last awoke
Has is been a millenia, or just a decade?
She may never know
For only one can tell her

The rest of her kingdom has long since disappeared
From the memories of those outside
Her people lie in deep slumber as she
Never aging, never hungry
How much has the world changed around them?
Only one can tell her

Her hair the same shade of gold
Her lips as red as a rose
Her beauty never fades
The rats are sure of that
Always making sure her chamber stays clean
And ready for any young man
Who may decide to stray the path
And prove himself worthy of her kiss
But until that day when her prince comes
The princess shall dream of a world long since gone
To those who live outside her castle walls
She will forever remain under the watchful
hands of the rats as their Sleeping Beauty.