Charming Prince

I just learned that getting married before
in medieval times

it was the only opportunity in a lifetime
to escape poverty
and the caste system,
where from the time you were born
to the time you are dead
you were in the same position,
whether good or bad

i wonder if mud was common,
like concrete streets are to us
they had miles and miles of raw land,
we have traffic in our highways

Anyhow love wasn't just love,
it was an escape
that's why daughters that grow up in
broken homes
they marry early
they marry early

what else to do?
use your beauty to get into a  better situation
and anyone who judges this
has never been there before

when you have to charm
to get a meal
get a tan, get a whore
who knows the difference
between sex and love, anymore?

so we're all looking for our prince charming
to turn out tragedy of lives into a fairy tale worth telling
we want the ring, we want the wealth
we want someone to care for us
we always think of what we are going to get,
not what we want to receive

it, and when, and in front of everyone we know
we get chosen, you chose us, and that means
that we are worthy
and we are, worthy of love
humanly love

i wonder if there was ever a ceremony for that
for the relationship we have with God,
will people show up?