ONCE UPON A TIME

Our story began

as something brand new

familiar to many

felt by few

We turned the brittle pages

of a soft dream

and stroked the frayed cover

this is nothing new

stories such as ours

have been written before

but those end

in sorrow

in grief

and those who

said no

were laughed at

teased

they never knew

we would make the tale

our own

I am a princess

you are a knight

We are dreamers

lost in the moon

the story goes on

suddenly I'm not sure

who you are anymore

the chapters are growing

longer

and longer

is there no escape?

the story is a prison

you have the key

I am a prisoner

you're angry with me

The pages are tearing

the binding is split

our world is turning

now a memory

lingers like perfume

shared dreams are forgotten

the music has died

but I can't leave,

I've already tried.