Whenever I want to unwind
I close my eyes and a small door opens in my mind
I enter into the Land of dreams
Of Elves, Pixies, and Fairy Queens
I see Rapunzel’s long beautiful hair
Goldilocks is sitting with the three bears
Snow White is looking like a doll
The same mirror is hanging on the wall
Cinderella is getting married to the Prince
Sleeping Beauty is all innocence
Nothing has changed in the fairy world
The animals can be trusted and so can be the birds
Animals like humans can speak
The birds also have talking beaks
I feel so secure in that alien world
The skies are also multicolored
In a huge palace, I am treated to a feast
By none other than the Beauty and the Beast
Every story ends with celebrations and laughter
On a note, ” They lived happily ever after”.
Why doesn’t it happen in our world too?
Why Cinderellas here lose more than just a shoe?
Why the Rapunzels are pulled by their hair?
Why the Goldilocks can no longer trust the bears?
Why the Beast never transforms into the Prince handsome?
Why the Sleeping Beauties are made captives for a ransom?
Why the evil fairies never get punished?
Why the wrongdoers never get banished?
Why there is no loyalty or fidelity?
Why there is such cruelty?
Why there are tales of crime?
And this is the reason why I escape every day into the Fairy World for some time.
SAVE THE CINDERELLAS – Herinder Cheema
