Unfulfilled Dreams
I believed the Cinderella tale,
And in happiness ever after,
That when I found my prince, we'd live
In endless love and laughter.
But through no fault of yours, my love,
Our idyll soon was ended.
Ever and ever, our fond dream,
Was not what God intended.
If genies still granted wishes
And the fairy tales came true,
I'd wish I could be taken back
To those days of just we two.
The future was still ours to live
And every day was savored.
I had no need to envy those
Who've been more highly favored.
They're walking hand in hand to meet
Their golden sunset years
And have not known the loneliness,
Haven't shed the anguished tears.
Our fairy tale didn't happen
And time has moved on ahead.
It's only in my dreams I live
The charmed life I could have led.
For Carol Brownn's "What's Your Pleasure contest took 7th place
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