Once upon a time there lived a princess caring and fair

Who had never seen trouble but was attracted to the glare

Of the city lights from the overview of her castle

Dreaming that one day she can meet the people and matter

A thrill is what she was after and on one fateful day

The hooligan across the tracks had stumbled past her way

"Hey you!" She dared say the, kid just scrunched his face

And let out a snarl the princess was quite afraid

But she didn't just back away she approached him, got face to face

And found the nerve to say can you please take me into that place

The kid replied, the city where us common folk gather for fun

And it's poverty stricken unlike the castle in which you're from

Where there's murders and thieves plus drunk people all around

Not saying they're all bad apples but good ones are hardly found

I've been labeled one myself a bad apple is what I preach

And the princess naively replied“you've been all but kind to me"

The kid only gritted his teeth for he knew the princess was right

It was the first time he could recall not being mean in his life

And that rather struck him as odd when he turned and ran away

Without a sound from his mouth before the princess could say

Will you ever show me the city? The answer would have to come rather late

So she sat up by the window hoping to see the kid the next day

The next day came rapidly as the princess peeked out the window

Hoping to catch a glimpse of the kid in a limbo

Stumbling over her way for she had so much to ask

But sadly he never showed you can say the princess got mad

So the next day would come and the kid walked by humming

He was wildly bumping his head to his music air drumming

That he didn't recognize the princess as she angrily guided her steps

Before you knew what happened she was knocked over from the left

A carriage came through rushing with no warning at all

And in that very instant she was captured from her fall

The kid looked in her eyes as he said watch what you're doing

The princess stared in his eyes as no more anger was brewing

She was confused and in shock of the anger that she was holding

Had quickly become frozen and she felt her heart open

What is this she wondered all the kid's words were deafened

As she came back to reality to hear him ask one question

Are you ok, are you hurt the princess didn't know what to say

So she quickly pushed him back as she quietly ran away

She replayed the day in her head over and over

Trying to figure out the butterflies in her stomach much closer

What was this wonderful feeling she wondered what if

So with that question unanswered to sleep she would slip

The kid is back at his home contemplating what went wrong

For when he held her I felt a song that was playing so strong

Continuously he questioned could this girl be the one

You know like all adults talk about  the one you can't live without

Unable to find an answer the kid closed his eyes

And vividly saw her face it was then he knew his prize

Away he drifted off as a smile covered his face

Knowing what he would be asking the very next day

The next day he was nervous for he didn't know this person

They had only met a few times but he knew his timing was urgent

Along came the princess with a puzzled look on her face

And she quietly spoke the words thank you for yesterday

The kid yelled “no problem” as he tried to play off his feelings

But the princess was getting closer in his body his heart was reeling

The princess came out and asked do you ever think of me kid

And before she could speak again he planted her with a kiss

Uttering I think I love you for I've never felt this before

I've really never been nice and when I see you I hear a score

She replied I love you too for my heart has never raced

But the moment I looked in your face I only dreamed to be in this place.

* This was an experiment for me to write outside my comfort zone. It's a story of opposites attracting disregarding all flaws of the other. My definition of true love coming together unforced but pulled together by a different force. I hope you enjoy and thank you if you take the time to read it.