Fairy Tales & Princesses

Baby Girls
Beautiful little girls
Sleeping all around me
Their little heads filled with fairy tales
Princesses & Magic Carpets, Wishes & The Ball
Wicked Witches & Poison Apples & Fiery Dragons

But always a hero
Who comes to the rescue
To slay the dragons
& kill the witches
& kiss you awake

A prince charming
Come to catch you when you fall

I used to be that child
Many, many years ago

When my clothes didn't match
& boys still had cooties
When stars were the windows to heaven
& everything was made all better again with a kiss & a cookie

When life was so simple
And I didn't have a care in the world

I was one of those princesses once
But my hero forgot to come
And there was no one to slay the dragons
Or kill the witches
Or kiss me awake

So I kept on dreaming
But my dreams turned to nightmares
Until I pinched myself & found that I was never sleeping to begin with

And now,
many, many years later
I make one last wish:

that somewhere, there's a man who's strong enough to catch me when i fall. And that, if it's still a possibility, that things could get all better again.

I don't need the cookie, but the kiss would be nice....