2am broken hearted, crying, make-up smeared,

Her precious face falling full of tears,

How did she get here?

We always talk about the fairy tale endings,

The happily ever afters,

What messages are these really sending?

Life can be full of laughter,

Life is full of sadness,

2am starving to be beautiful, to fit in,

Dying to be seen,

Waiting for her dream fantasy,

Needing a man to rescue her from her own insanity?

Befriending mice,

Talking to the walls,

Having just a bit of hope to save her from it all,

Magic in the air with the wave of a wand,

Transformed in the the night, she’s finally here,

Taking a risk, venturing out into the unknown,

To discover a part of herself she doesn’t quite know,

He notices her,

They exchange glances,

She stands there blushing questioning should she take anymore chances?

He offers her the world,

She says she has her own,

She runs into the night, afraid,

Stumbling because her clock's run out,

He chases after her utterly confused,

She leaves her shoe, not taking a second glance,

He wants her and he picks it up, this is his chance,

Her dream has ended,

Reality sinks in,

2am broken hearted, crying, make-up smeared,

Her precious face falling full of tears,

2am starving to be beautiful, to fit in,

Dying to be seen,

Waiting for her dream fantasy,

Fear holds her back,

She missed her chance,

Life continues without a second glance,

Back to cleaning,

Back to misery,

His search for the mystery woman continues,

She’s love struck, daydreaming

Meanwhile, her family is constantly scheming,

Unappreciative, Ungrateful for who she is,

Envious for how she lives,

Full of optimism, Full of liveliness,

He arrives and they hide her away,

Hidden under his nose she is astray,

Last call, no answer,

He leaves,

She believes and breaks free from the chaos called her life,

Running after him, fearless

They exchange glances,

This time she doesn't hesitate to take her chances,

He offers her his world,

She takes it,

2am broken hearted, crying, make-up smeared,

Her precious face falling full of tears,

And you ask how did she get here?

Once upon a time.