The Glass Palace

A beautiful princess all dressed in white Stands alone in the still of night A vision of light in a palace of glass If she takes a step it all may crash Down, down so she may never get out From underneath the horrific drought Her precious soul she tries to save But what her eyes see is so very grave Don't move, don't breathe, it's all at stake Wait, this palace is not real, but fake It's an illusion of a life her heart dreamed of That was never blessed from the One above So how could this be a palace of truth No, just a dream born of youth So she stands very still This place so cold she feels the chill In the core of her soul She longs for someone to hold The picture looks so perfect so pure But look closer, look at the core Full of lies and dark deceit How will she survive the defeat It's falling, falling all around She can't bear the twisted sound Of the crashing walls as they tumble down Her pretty smile has turned to frown She rushes out of the dreadful place Her hands over her weeping face How foolish she was in her palace of glass She falls to her knees and prays this will pass Then a tiny voice inside her soul says "stand tall Don't look back, step away from it all" She obeys the voice and walks towards the light Her heart knowing she has won the fight Tears stream down her face She thanks God for His saving grace Her glass slipper shatters but she does not bleed Cover me Lord, this she pleads He brings her to a place of peace From her palace she is finally released She stands now with her broken crown But she is not sad, she does not frown She glances over her shoulder at the shattered glass And realizes this too will pass She feels the warmth of His brilliant light And she now knows what is right She thanks the Lord for all His love As she looks up she sees a white dove She says goodbye to the emptiness Finally her soul can rest