the parents all buy their children books;
ones with knights and whatnot
they say, "oh they're young, they will grow out of it" but will they?
the little girls play dress-up,
one a princess, another, a fairy
they cannot bear to face reality
Rick Riordan gave us a demigod,
Cass Clare equals Shadowhunters
and Disney's princesses puts us to sleep
everyone reads fairy-tales,
bless the Grimm brothers,
bless JK Rowling
but what people do not know is that
it is impossible to survive reality
without fantasy
