Fractured Fairytale Poem by Karen Degnan-foiles

They live in a castle, surrounded by a sea
And a forest of beautiful trees
Everything's perfect, everything is grand
The love of his life is holding his hand

Someone he loved was not who he thought
And shattered his dreams, he felt all was lost
He can't have the life that he once knew
But instead have something that is so untrue

Does he dwell on the past or what should have been
Does he accept the pain, move on thick-skinned

He knows what he wants but was told to feel
To look back and see the fractured fairytale
Now he's dealing with the hurtful feelings

And sees there's more to his fantasy wife
She has her own pain and has her own shame
All the feelings she didn't want to reclaim

People say your past is what molds you
There are patterns that define you
Patterns to keep, and patterns to break
And then patterns you swear you'd never break

Some say you have control over what you do
And your actions speak louder than words
Some say you should think before you do
What happens when your actions can
Scares the hell out of you?