Alone

Once upon a time
I loved,
and was loved

A petite
ice princess,
adored for who I was

Now,
I'm the odd one out.
The one too small to be noticed.

Once upon a time
I cared,
and was cared for

A truant, barging
into her brother's room
with an impish smile

Now,
I'm the outcast.
The one who went astray.

Once upon a time
I belonged
somewhere

With eight siblings
and a father
who showered warmth

Now,
I'm just Pluto.
The forgotten one.

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.... And that brings up my first post for the 2013 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. 

I hope co-challenge-takers who stumble across this poem will forgive me if they find it stupid. I kind of like it, since I haven't written ANYTHING creative in a month...

For anyone who didn't get the 'brother' reference in the 5th stanza, I meant the planet Neptune. If I remember correctly, Pluto crossing into Neptune's orbit was one of the reasons why it lost planethood. [Does that word even exist?]