Let me tell you a story
From when I was still young
A little older than you are now

I used to cycle to school each day
The same bicycle I have
the one who rattles like it falls apart at the next bump

It was a day like this
Rain pouring from the sky
and next to the road
were these trees

Arched
as if forming a gate
to a world unlike ours
Where an apple is a weapon
and a sword the perfect toothpick

I'd dream that once I passed
the gates transformed me
from a schoolgirl riding a bike
To a knight on a noble steed

As I closed my eyes
I saw myself fighting great battles
Where good won over evil
And dragons were both friend and foe

Mages would tour to sell new spells
And witches brewed potions for the sick
Where rogues only stole the riches
of powerful and villainous aristocrats

Perhaps I joined a princess on het quest
Or saved a price from stumbeling from a tower
And maybe, amidst all that
I found love

But unfortunately my dear
None of that came true
And it remains a fantasy in my head
Except for one small detail

Because each day when I see him smile with this toothy grin
And eyes twinkeling in the light
I know for a fact
That I have found my prince.