Fairy Tales Lie

A summer of stolen kisses

And more hearts broken

By innocence

Than malice

Sideways glances

And blushing behind books

Wondering if it always is true

At sixteen

If Romeo and Juliet

Had it right

Or if it was all the advice

And lectures

And late night

Early morning

Forbiddances 

Is love the potion

Or social standing

The vial stands empty

Held between

Young dreamers’

Hands

As they realize

It’s filled

With nothing but 

Their tears

Why do all

The fairy tales lie

Tease of happily

Ever after

Like it’s a wish

And a wave

And happiness

Forever

When all it is

Truly and deeply

Is effort

And tears

And laughter

And heart-wrenching

Soul healing

Legacy breaking

And building

Steps

One by one

With each little choice

With each little kiss

And every brush

Of a hand

And flutter

Of a heart

And screams

In the night

When everything

Seems in vain

The story isn’t

A happily

Ever after

It’s to be continued

From one heart

To another

And one soul

Back

There is no wishing

Only building

Among the muck

The sun

The summer

And winter

Together

And apart

Building

Towards the

Center