There are so many princesses at Disney
There are whole shops
dedicated
to dressing girls up
in princess clothes
and princess hair
There are fewer pirates at Disney
Little boys with painted beards
pirate hats and swords
The girls are princesses
The boys are pirates
What about Prince Charming?
Are the princesses destined to marry the pirates?
Wh0 encourages
their son
to dress up in tights
and a jacket with puffy sleeves
to have their hair styled in a soft brown wave
Prince Charming lives only
inside the rides, painted on the walls,
holding the princess in Happily Ever After
Disney is full of Princesses and Pirates
but today,
I saw two girls dressed like pirates
and one boy dressed as Peter Pan
The sad truth is that many princesses grow up to marry Peter Pan (“I WON’T grow up! I don’t wanna go to school . . .”). A pirate would be a step up.
I love what Jill wrote!! I work in a children’s program (and how I enjoy it!!) I agree with your observation that ALL the little girls are princesses (The two from the movie “Frozen”, hands down, are the favorites among our girls)BUT NOT ONE BOY WOULD EVER BE CAUGHT AS PRINCE CHARMING!! They are usually pirates, with firemen and Vikings tied for second place. This is a great poem. Annie