I like to write poems from the perspectives of women, fictional or real, who have inspired me. Growing up Cinderella was my favorite fairytale: I was always captivated by her kindness and courage. As I got older, I read the Grimm Brothers' version along with many darker retellings of the beloved tale. So when I decided to put myself in her glass slippers, I wanted it to be through a feminist lens. This poem is about the hurt I think she feels throughout her story and the pressures of womanhood that she faces.