Dreamy Waterfall
#2 of Poetry
Written for Sweetpuppy/Mala from one friend to another.
Everyone knows how each story goes.
Once upon a time: Love is a weakness.
Once upon a time: True loves kiss will break any curse.
Once upon a time: Love is the most powerful magic.
Once upon a time: All magic comes with a price.
Once upon a time: I will always find you.
Once upon a time: The only happy ending will be mine.
Once upon a time: I found someone in myself that was more than I expected.
Once upon a time: No one decides my fate but me.
Attempting. Temptation. Darkness.
Beauty. Love.
Sensations.
How can you say you know me,
When it's all once upon a time.
How can you say you see me,
When it's all once upon a time.
How can you say you hear me,
When it's all once upon a time.
Once upon a time I stroked the magic mirror.
Seeking my happily ever after.
It wasn't just one prince charming.
An illusion.
A facade.
A shattered pretty face.
A broken mirror later.
Once upon a time I came to life.
No longer a frozen porcelain doll.
A doll that stroked the shattered mirror.
Scattered pieces that told my porcelain story.
I lived at home playing Cinderella.
A wicked witch. A cruel father figure.
A sister who became my friend in the shadows.
Tickety Tock.
I felt the strings with Master nowhere to be seen.
An illusion that I was not real.
Prince for prince.
Words for words.
I promise, Master.
I'm not upset at every lie.
I'm upset that I can't believe in..
YOU.
The gears were reminders.
Firstly, Never touch the hands of your heart.
Lastly, Never fall in love.
Once upon a time there was no sound of heartbreak.
Once upon a time there was no sound of the broken.
Once upon a time there was no sound of the alone.
Yet..
Here I stand as proof of our once upon a time.
Tickety Tock.
This is why, SOMETIMES, I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
One: I was never alone.
Two: I was never in need.
Three: There is a potion that will make you forget the pain.
Four: There is a potion that will allow you to relive the pain.
Five: I am the Mad Hatter.
Six: I will slay my demons.
I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy! My reality is different than yours.
Tickety tock.
The clock has reached its time.
Once upon a time I was a porcelain doll that lived.
Once upon a time I was a porcelain doll that was not broken.
Once upon a time my voice was stolen.
Hear me now.
Hear me cry.
Hear my strength.
A final stroke of the shattered mirror.
I stand here as proof of our once upon a time.