Once upon a time, trekking through the forest

was a beauty with brains- they called her Belle. 

She came upon a Prince- pulchritudinous beyond perfection. 

They walked, waltzed, and won their way to the other's heart.

Belle returned to bring her father back to the forest.

The pulchritudinous Prince was now only a part of her past.

Now there was a cursed beast with claws and canines 

The Prince was the beast, and the boor of a beast- the prince.

Broken hearts, empty beds, and the boon of death.