IN FAIRYTALES
In the real ones, there are fantastical creatures and castles from
a thousand and one nights
Enchanted forests, blue fairies and a blue-painted blue sky,
In fairytales, the real ones, there are astonishing stories that end with
a bang, unbelievable adventures, things that fly and open Sesame
In fairytales, the real ones, we always start with Once Upon a Time
And we never end without And they always lived etcetera etcetera
In fairytales, the real ones, make-believe has the power
of absolute redemption
The ugly become beautiful, the bad become good,
love triumphs over all
and we cry with happiness
In fairytales, the real ones, the most tender memories of the girls
and boys who loved to listen to them before going
to sleep are preserved
In fairytales, the real ones, not the fake ones of fake facts,
Those boys and girls who are us today would like to hear them again,
but only from their grandma, mummy or daddy.