She Grew Up

Her parents use to read her Fairy Tales she remember their voices… their joy… their laughter which is why, she imagines, she grew up believing in happily ever after. She believes in bears that talk… in trees that dance… in wizards who can fly... She believes a kiss can turn a frog into a prince She believes in castles in the sky… She believes in dragons who breathe fire… She believes some mice may be blind She believes witches can be beautiful and ogres can be kind And today, now that she is old every night when she closes her eyes in bed she still believe in magic lamps… in beanstalks and houses made of gingerbread. And when she opens her eyes every morning she smiles wondering how her parents knew… how happily ever after her life would turn out how Fairy Tales do come true.