Stealing Fairy Tales

time is consumed
by other peoples confusion
their thoughts are insanely perfumed

caught up in the delusion
of the mind games they play
the sane are trapped by the illusion

through dreams they betray
lost children of night
the child's fairy tales and innocence decay

their hands are sleight
so perfectly demented
they trap you in darkening light

stealing fairy tales wasn't consented
loss of innocence couldn't be prevented

1997