Faerie Glen

I stumbled upon Faerieland

In the woods one day

I should have known by the signs

That read, “Faerie Glen”

Unbeknownst I tread

Into faerie realms

Before I could see them

I felt them

That sixth sense I lost

When I left behind all childish things

I caught a glimpse

Of a world that lives on love

And ever since

My mind has been high up above

They bend all rules to fly freely

There is no better way really

To live as chaos becomes magic

And whims become logic

The world itself inside out,

Backwards and upside down

What does it mean to see a soul?

To know with all one’s heart

That which is 

Invisible

Intangible

And just like that

Came the time to leave

For faeries tripping hither

And tripping thither

I threw my modest habits out of home

Sent them flying out the window

Rebelled against all rules

And revoked all acceptances

Perhaps it was my mistake

To tread among the frogs

Only to be stung by the bees knees

That fed me all these years

Now I stare at the woods and wonder

Will I ever find them again?

Nothing has ever felt as real

Or defied as much logic

And it is precisely in its exception

That I rest with the question:

Was it all just in my mind?

© 2024 Marieke de Koker