stranger than fiction

henry 7. reneau, jr.

personal ad say:

prince charming seeks submissive virgin princess bride
will come on trusty steed
dragon slayer and damsel-in-distress rescuer
white knight, inc.

newspaper say:

dragon threat de-lifed, but
brave prince hideously scarred for life
dismissed by princess, with thanx
prince retreats to monastery,
cock-blocked and unrequited for life

tabloids say:

princess becomes star of sex-oriented reality show
pussy-whups octogenarian billionaire
marries into mega-bucks

hubby expires to cardiovascular thrombosis
in coitus flagrante
—jackpot!

sexpot inherits mega-bucks,
but soon succumbs—
(o. d. by prescription)
—to famous for being famous

breaking news say:

the butler did it—
“i’m the father of the princess’s daughter”