'once upon a...' once upon a time you sought the words to fit the rhyme of the rhythm of your mind something sacred and sublime once upon a dream nothing's ever as it seems and it's tearing at the seams and it's tearing as it screams       fae struck       god touched       never far enough       but much too much once upon a song and you thought you heard it wrong but the melody was strong and it carried you along once upon the night when the moon is dark and light and the stars are shining bright and the pieces fit just right       lunar sway       ebb and flow       so much more to say       so much left to go once upon the path and life is changing far too fast disconnected from the past but the damage never lasts once upon a game where you step into the flame 'cause you're far more mad than sane but you've broken all the chains       embrace the night       and seize the day       join the fight       before it falls away            and it's once upon a time...