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<\/p>\nThe eternal tappings of a slipper\u2019d foot
\n100 strokes of a brush through golden locks of hair
\nWhite steeds
\nTangles of rose bushes
\nFairies, gnomes, evil stepmothers<\/p>\n
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A groove of expectations dug into
\nThe soft vinyl of my young mind
\nLaying tracks of fantasy and escape
\nTo play over and over<\/p>\n
Burning impossibilities behind
\nEyes clenched tight against
\nThe probabilities behind
\nA small body accessible to
\nThe wrong people at the wrong times<\/p>\n
Prince Charming
\nThe Nick of Time
\nA Vanquished Villain
\nAnd Everyone Lives
\nHappily Ever After<\/p>\n
The sunshiney, happy places
\nA child huddles in to escape
\nAre nearly impossible for a
\nGrown woman, fingers jammed in her ears
\nTo negate<\/p>\n
A musical security blanket
\nThat never gets frayed
\nNever gets left behind
\nNever fades in the wash
\nNever gets torn up by a
\nVicious older brother<\/p>\n
But hums along
\nAvailable for any panicked interlude
\nWhen reality is too painful or
\nFrightening or
\nDisappointing<\/p>\n
The mice always sing and sew
\nThe dwarves always whistle while they work
\nThe dragon is always slain
\nThe princess is always saved<\/p>\n
And Everyone Always Lives Happily
\nEver After
\n5.7.11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The eternal tappings of a slipper\u2019d foot 100 strokes of a brush through golden locks of hair White steeds Tangles of rose bushes Fairies, gnomes, evil stepmothers A groove of expectations dug into The soft vinyl of my young mind Laying tracks of fantasy and escape To play over and over Burning impossibilities behind Eyes … <\/p>\n