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Once Upon a Nightmare
from Märchen
Gifted with wings and hands that heal
She soared higher than mountains
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A man knocked on her gates
She gave him the keys
He opened her heart
Just to break her world apart
When she awakened
Locked up in a cage
The woman jolted in sharp pain
Her tears fell with breathless sobs
Fingers reached for the large gash
Bleeding on her back
Deep sobs erupted
Into torrents of shrieks
The man robbed her of her wings
Crushing her with grief
Lightning strikes and the winds howl
A raging tempest bursts
Slumber falls and blurs reality
The shadow awakens
Lurking in the darkness
In the deep caverns of her dreams
He deprived her of freedom
She unleashes pandemonium
Hungry for retribution
Colossal thorns grow
Ravens fill the void with unheard thoughts
From the shadow who’s stepping up to the forefront
Reality dawned at the entrance of sunrise
She starts the spinning wheel
To weave a new chapter
Fabrics come to life
As threads dance in the palm of her hands
She resurrects the wings she had lost
The man returns to inflict more wounds
Holding on to her wings and free from the cage
She soars and pushes him down the cliff
Burns the tapestries on the walls-
The only remnants of him
She cuts off the strings
No longer trapped from the thorns
Finally embracing the shadow
Basking in the afterglow
Finding herself in evergreen heavens
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Written by Mary Rascel Mayol
Visual and Layout by Trisha Mirallo
