Still A Princess

I'm still a princess, in case you're wondering. When we fish, I mean. I'm kidnapped by pirates and I am a princess. Working to keep my kingdom free. It makes the miserable rain seem a bit more majestic. Splashing waves are easier to work through when you're working for your royal stand rather than your modern bank account. I've played this game for three years. Every year, when we fish, I am a princess. The rest of the crew and the captain are pirates. And the only way to survive is to work as hard as I can. On the days when the fishing is slow and the work is hard, this one small act of imagination keeps me light in mood. So I pretend, just as a five-year-old would. And such a child-like action leads me to the easiest of pennies earned.