The best mistake I made Was believing as a child In the idyllic world Of pixie dust strewn fairy tales Laughing at the prospect Of a strange world Where happiness Wasn't always there to stay Where the triumph of good over evil Didn't necessarily happened Where those who professed To love you dearly Didn't always turned distant Where sleeping beauties Didn't always woke up Where the shining sun Didn't always warmed your frostbitten skin Where a beating heart Wasn't always a sign of life Where being older Didn't always meant Being stronger Where bruised knees and scarred wrists Weren't always a consequence of slipping on the stairs Or tripping on the sidewalk I happily believed In a world Which I realized When I grew up Could only exist In the realms Of my heartfelt dreams But could never be real