Through each page she turns,
A new life is given.
A peddler’s daughter, longing for adventure
Weaving white flowers in her hair.
Royalty seeking true love’s kiss
To free her from her tower
A hero saving the realm,
Riding her horse against rough winds
A villain bent on destruction,
Vengeance for being spurned by all
Every page
Brings new joys and woes.
With each life lived,
Death draws closer
With each chapter ended
The girl is not sad.
A new life is always given.
Leather-bound book in hand
She turns another page
Crinkled and yellowed from time
And reads once upon a time.
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