Forget the hero and play the fool
Do not be Prince Charming, dressed in
flawless blue and virtuous white
Nor the knight in shining armor
Whose words are slick and sweet as warm honey
No, do not be the hero.
Be the fool.
The one whose words run together,
Stumble, trip, and fall down in a graceless heap
Let words fail you all together so that you
Try instead to win by fitting three dozen lilies
In the space designed for one
Or better yet, be foolish enough to knock on her door
and ask her
to be a fool with you
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