I want him, but he’s not here

He wants her, but she doesn’t care

I could want him, but he wants her… and her… and her…

And he wants me…

But I want him,

And he’s not here…

©JewelRainbow (written at a party at Blackwattle Studio in 1983)

To my love ones, near and far, you know who you are

Night or day, you never turn away from where you always are

Close to my heart, inspiring my art

Keeping me smiling through it all

Picking me up each time I fall

Always listening when I call

You are the ones I love, sent from above,

And I just want to say, hey, thanks for everything

For making my soul sing, for all the good cheer you bring

To my darkest nights and longest…

Once upon a time when we were small we used to believe them all

But as we grew we sadly knew that most would end badly…

Sleeping Beauty dreamt until she woke just in time to see the prince

Was not at all what he was meant to be and she was surrounded

By men who were dwarfs in more ways than one

Cinderella eventually got her fella despite her mean stepsisters’

Attempts to keep her poor and make her scrub the floor forever more…

Red Riding Hood…

The Shanghai Beauty, she dutifully danced for her country

From age nine till thirty-four, and the men all called her ‘Sir!’

The Shanghai Beauty, she’s such a cutie, albeit with a fierce mind

Now her spirit soars through the air like a bird without a care

But don’t dare ever think of messing with The Shanghai Beauty

She may be rare and sexy, but she can still give you a scare

Her name is Jin Xing and she can do anything she sets her mind to

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