The Story Wasn't Supposed to End Like This

The story wasn’t supposed to end like this.

It was supposed to have an ending of perfect bliss

With the whole kingdom joyful that the dragon was dead

And with the princess and knight being happily wed.

It was supposed to end with the dragon slain,

With the knight earning the title of Dragon’s Bane

With him riding his noble steed in a gallant parade

After valiantly accomplishing his noble crusade.

It was supposed to end with the princess set free

From the dragon that placed her in captivity

In his dark, smokey, and gloomy cave

Which the princess once dreaded would be her grave.

It was supposed to end with the brave knight

Surviving his brutal but courageous fight

With the dragon that kidnaped his beloved

By piercing the dragon’s heart and spilling its blood.

That was how the story was supposed to end.

But on the road to write the story, I came to bend.

One idea led to another, and after writing the last chapter

I thought my story was better without the happily ever after.

Now the knight is dead, but the princess is alive.

She is grieved, but knows her kingdom must thrive.

She helps her people rebuild and rise from the ashes

The dragon left behind before the knight gave him slashes.

It is strange how stories tend to unfold

Until a completely new story is told.

Sometimes I don’t know what story I will write

Until I put ink to paper in the middle of the night.

The story wasn’t supposed to end like this.

It was supposed to have an ending of perfect bliss.

Though the ending I ended up with is bittersweet,

In the end it makes my story feel more complete.