no sleeping beauty, she’s an
(un)fairy, frightful villainess
come back in black; horned,
winged, pale with hungering
what do you offer to appease?
appeal? tease? or try to deal?
a cupcake?! O, she’s no mousy
muffin that you’d be stuffin’!
whip up a delicacy for those
cynical red lips, a mouth that
purses when speaking curses;
bake over coals of tongued fire,
in thick forest of thorny briar
rich, dark chocolate cake–it’s
devil’s food; a true-love’s kiss
baked inside, laced with poison;
white-frosted, too-sweet icing
serve at dawn as darkness dies
Linking to TS Poetry where Callie invites us to make cupcakes for a fairy tale character! Also linking to dVerse Poets where today we re-visit legends with Anmol.
a poem in my pocket 
Apr 24, 2019 @ 14:58:57
I love how you made the beauty the villain here… in fairy tales beauty is always a virtue…
Apr 24, 2019 @ 18:37:17
…it can hide an evil heart!
Apr 24, 2019 @ 07:51:22
Love this! You had me “rich, dark chocolate cake–it’s devil’s food; a true-love’s kiss baked inside, laced with poison, frosted white, too-sweet icing.”❤️
Apr 24, 2019 @ 18:37:58
Thank you, Sanaa!
Apr 24, 2019 @ 05:12:55
Ooh, there is a certain sensual tone to this stuffing of sinful sugary delights. Such an interesting write — your word choices and phrases are indeed mouth-watering.
Loved this bit: “a mouth that/purses when speaking curses/bake over coals of tongued fire,/in thick forest of thorny briar”.
Apr 24, 2019 @ 06:38:32
Yes, wickedness is delightful…until the poison takes effect 😉
Apr 23, 2019 @ 18:41:11
You had me at /bake over coals of tongued fire/. This succubus of yours can cook, making her even more formidable
Apr 23, 2019 @ 20:54:49
Ah, yes, never trust a skinny cook though…
Apr 23, 2019 @ 18:38:34
So sweetly wicked. I love Maleficent in all her sugared finery.. What a delicious write.
Apr 23, 2019 @ 18:39:35
thanks for your juicy comment, Violet 😉
Apr 23, 2019 @ 18:02:22
Beware! Let sleeping beauties lie!
Apr 23, 2019 @ 18:20:36
Yes, sometimes that may be wiser!