I understand now that I'm grown
Why the monsters always ate
The fairytale children:
Ogres, witches, trolls
how else could they
Describe those I see
Walking free within the world
Chewing on souls and leaving the
owners with thin shadows.
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The Fairytale Wakes
PoetryOnce upon a time is now. A poetry collection celebrating and subverting fairytales.
