AMERICAN PRINCESS

Dearest
Diana, your
Slender beauty, British
Accent and elegant poise. All
I'm not.

Wedding
Of centuries.
Picture of happiness,
Yet unhappy inside. I am
Happy.

Always
Have been. Although
I will never marry
Royalty, though I will have my
Own prince.

I thought
You're so pretty.
But not quite the object of envy.
Respect? Admiration? Yes. My
Princess.

In a
Land where there are
No kings and queens, princes
And princesses, we had dearest
Diana.

(c) 1998 Jenifer Nipps