Thought provoking
no fairy tale…
don’t fool yourself
with fairy tales,
dreams of happily ever afters
reality is grim, my brother
filled with ogres and demons
dying to trample your soul,
tear your flesh
with taloned fingers
and sharpened fangs
don’t be fooled by pretty promises
of candy castles
or gingerbread cottages
they are prisons proposed
by those who prey
on your fears and loneliness
wishing to bend you
to their whims, play
you for their pleasure
it will take more
than Prince Charming’s kiss
to replace the bitter taste
on your lips, the poison
which you have been spoon fed
in the guise of a sugary sweet remedy
resolve to steel yourself
for trials of terror
and nights of torment
through which, if you are strong,
persistent, there may exist
a hope filled dawn…
monica
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