A lesson of LIFE from Shrek
14 Jul 2011 5 Comments
in Poetry
A hideous ogre! Ugly, monstrous, unworthy of Love.. so did Shrek think
Judged, ridiculed and withdrawn to a shell, he had had it to the brink
‘BEWARE.. OGRE!!!’ read his signpost, as lonelier he felt in a crowd
Resigned to himself without a fear or hope, of self-containment he was proud
Once, to reclaim the solitude of his swamp, a mighty battle he fought
What quirk of fate would next befall, no fortuneteller would have thought
In the highest room of the tallest tower of the fiery dragon’s keep
Waiting for true love’s first kiss lay one lovely princess asleep
To donkey’s charms layed the dragon her arms, for Shrek the princess fell
She could feel how he felt inside, ‘cos upon her she had an evil spell
But love couldn’t pierce the ego’s shield, as he had his own monsters to feed
So he relenquished true love and friendship, Princess Fiona, and the “noble steed”
A true pal that donkey was, yanked Shrek out of a psyche so marred
Like a true knight did Shrek fight, and saved Fiona from Lord Farquaad
There’s a cue to take here, there’s a lesson of life to learn
The battle hymn forbids us to turn our backs on what we most yearn
So we point a gun to our head, and like a tired circus clown
Keep dancing to the tune of the barrel, long after the curtain is down
Defiant doggedness or airy abandonment, when in this eternal tug of war
Remember; Being incarcerates only substance, the ethereal just drifts afar
Accept reality, not defeat, is what the astutest of sages told
For there’ll be battles galore, fight a battle worth the gold
In the battle for privacy and isolation, his true love did Shrek find
Irony of Ironies; beauty turned into a beast more beautiful, when broke the enchantment of the “fearful” kind
It’s sad we spend our lives caged in a box, which we ourselves did once create
So when you’ve had enough, just break free and trust the whimsical oddities of fate
