Once Upon A Time

Once upon a time, blue was my world.

The color of the sky right before a storm,

A gentle blue-grey that melted my soul,

Captivated my heart in wondrous feeling,

Calming the whirlwind of my mind with

An ease that I was scared to lose.

Once upon a time, I believed in you.

I believed you cared and you worried

And just maybe you felt what I did,

The feeling of freedom and happiness,

That peaceful, healing warmth of

Pure joy that I now miss so tenderly.

Once upon a time, I wasn’t afraid.

I didn’t worry about what happened,

About what was, what could have been,

Because I had you and I was content

To feel all that I could without the fear

That people aren’t all they claim to be.

But that was once upon a time.