Some Kind of Fairy Tale

Once upon a time...

A girl in a red hood
is saved from a wolf
by a man with an axe

A poor step daughter
wins the heart of a prince
with the help of a glass slipper

A cursed princess
is awakened from sleep
by true love's kiss

In a fairy tale...

A muted mermaid
loses her heart
and becomes an angel

A true princess
loses a night's sleep to a pea
and wins a prince

A hideous beast
gives up a rose
and is redeemed by a beauty

...And they lived happily ever after.

And a modern princess
lives an every day fairytale
with her very own prince

Haunting

You blow through like a phantom
Almost invisible
But I am here to see you
You cannot hide from me

I have seen the beauty
You keep to yourself
It shines through like a beacon
With almost ghostly light

I also see your scars
Traces of your past
They don’t bother me
The specters of past hurts

I can’t see any reason
For you to hide yourself
We all have our secrets
Apparitions through our lives

I long to embrace you
And feel you in my arms
Still you remain ethereal
Withholding all your charms

So all I see are mist and smoke
And stand all by myself
With the ghost of never was
To haunt my days and dreams