Once upon a time,
a young girl
created a kingdom
that only she could visit.
It was a magical place
where every wish
she imagined
always came true.
As she grew older,
she began to visit
the kingdom less,
wondering if
it wasn’t as magical
of a place as
she once thought
it could be.
Years passed,
and the kingdom
became a
desolate place.
All of the inhabitants
began to disappear
until there was
no one left.
Eventually, the girl,
who had gradually
become a young woman,
buried all traces
of the kingdom,
for she discovered
that everything
she had created,
all of the wishes
and hopes and dreams
were just like leaves
that blew away and
eventually died.
Until one day she met
a man who was just
like the knight she
loved in that magical
kingdom, apart from
his strange suit of armor.
It was made of a
softer material,
much like his heart,
And unlike the knight,
he bore the title
of an officer
and a gentleman,
the same blue eyes
and dark hair.
Only this time, he didn’t
merely exist in her dreams.
He was as real as she was,
sweeping her off her feet,
whisking her away to a new place
where they could
build a kingdom
of their own.
–January 18, 2016
