How many stories have you heard
that start with “once upon a time…”?
An encompassing phrase for the pure and kind
they see it best to express life through rhyme
but no one seems to know how to say
what’s on their mind.
Stand up, stand proud
let it bleed, sweat, smile cry through you
Scream out, say it loud
I’m me, not “who”?
Let me tell you a secret I’ve never told:
its brewing thin my brain,
authentic as can be
way up in the stars, way beyond the cold
Beyond the realm of humanity
between a girl, her dreams and
why she placed them so far away
I see it on your face
that look of ecstatic curiosity
such a familiar emotion, one I can place
I can’t believe its your ferocity
that reminds me of home, so far away
And now I say:
do not as I do,
who abandoned her dreams
out of insecurity,
but instead, see passion as a flame worth protecting.
A Fictional Frenzy 