Hope

A story of a girl

Royal by blood,

A heart of a fighter,

But a crown to hold still.

She was delicately protected

In a tower so high,

All she wanted was in life

Was to touch the sky.

A dream to be free,

A thought to be bold.

But the dear Princess

had nowhere to go.

As the years passed

So did her dreams

She thought it would be impossible

So she stopped trying to succeed.

Succumbed to the expectations

Her smile was still pretty

But it didn’t reach her eyes

Her blue orbs were still beautiful

But never glinted with the same light.

Soon she was Queen

With a kingdom to rule

All she did,

Was buy the books.

The way she spoke, the way she sat

Everything was taught the way it should

Now she held a baby

With big blue eyes

Filled with mischief and delight.

A wonderful combination

For a girl so bright

The Queen regretted her decision

Of losing hope since

Thinking and dreaming of how things

Could have been

She knew what she had to do

She couldn’t back down

A life she dreamed of

As a child

She took her daughter

As midnight struck

With food and water

Just as much

Filled her boat with what she had

Then took her daughter

On her lap

Sat down herself and set sail

Not before whispering

Never lose hope,

“My Dear”.