Once upon a time, I dreamed to become a hero. I would save a defenseless village from the evil curse of a dastardly villain. When the deed is done, the villagers would cheer me on, and shower me with gratitude, since that’s what happened in a storybook I’ve read. So I tried to be a hero and helped everyone around me. They were thankful at that moment, but they would forget soon after and allow themselves to be swayed away by the villain. I guess they don’t need a hero right now.
Once upon a time, I dreamed to be loved. I would find my damsel in distress, slay the dragon that held her captive. With her newfound freedom I will win her heart, since that’s what happened in a storybook I’ve read. So I tried to find find true love and save me a damsel in distress. She was happy with me at the moment, but she’d rather keep herself in the tower with the dragon. I guess I can’t find true love right now.
Once upon a time, I dreamed to belong. I would be in a sea of strangers, struggling to find my own place. I will find where I belong and they will welcome me with open arms when I find my way, since that’s what happened in a storybook I’ve read. So I tried to find where I belong. I thought I found it, but I was submerged deeper with strangers than I already was. I guess I don’t belong anywhere right now.
Once upon a time, I dreamed to be accepted. I would be different like everyone else, and like everyone else I would seek acceptance. They will pull through and see through our differences and they will come to accept me, since that’s what happened in a storybook I’ve read. So I tried to find acceptance. I thought they would find it refreshing to encounter someone different, but they thought I was too different. I guess they just can’t accept me right now.
Once upon a time, I dreamed for a happily ever after. I would overcome everything thrown at me. I’ll be a hero, I’ll be loved, I’ll belong, and I’ll be accepted since that’s what happens in all the books I’ve read. So I tried to find my happily ever after. I’ve found it, my kind of ending, but it’s not in any book I’ve ever read. I can’t believe I thought everything would be better, that everything in the storybooks I’ve read would happen to me. But I guess that was all just once upon a time.
