Fairy Tale Struggles

Dark lords, grasping swords, eyes on the skies I thought those fairy tales were gone Yet they are still told like all such stories partially true Pretending they are light tales ending in triumph—life is joyous again Knights in armor, space ships, lasers all put away Our children play games and toss each others’ fake swords about Guns and knives have become plastic holiday toys again It never really ends for mankind this practicing for wars Do we suspect one day from far far away Creatures monstrous will take over our lands Perhaps those nightmares are practice for us all Within our world or from deep dark lonely universal skies For our struggles seem real and never end