A World Big Enough to Hold Me

A small village, and me with big ideas. I don’t belong, but expectations trap me.

Fate intervenes; a beloved father lost, an enchanted castle found. A giant, snarling beast. Illusions hide beauty within, but I only use my eyes to see. I flee, and wolves come—giant and snarling.

I am rescued by the beast, unexpectedly. I soften and bend, unexpectedly.

So does he.

But a gentle beast doesn’t belong, doesn’t fit expectations. Small men come, beautiful outsides hiding snarling monsters within.

They kill the beast.

I fall with him. Expectations flee with our last breath, and the world finally opens up.

Death sets us free.

Meredith Kinrys is a multidisciplinary artist/writer exploring society, empowerment, and the occasional fairy tale.