By sassy
Date: 2005 Dec 15
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I still believe in fantastical things
like Santa Claus, flying reindeer
and love at first sight,
knowing that it's the power
at the heart of each of us
that allows these things to be.
I still dream of weddings,
but rather than the bright white
lace and flowers affairs of the past,
I dream of you and me, a preacher,
barefoot, a beach at sunset.
I still sing and dance with abandon
but the music plays on my terms now,
and no one tells me what I really want,
no one changes my mind.
I'm the master of my destiny,
the navigator of this ship,
I'm who I want to be,
when I want to be.
I'm still young enough to believe
in happily ever after
but I'm old enough to know
it's not a given.
I can never be less than 100%,
thirty-five year old, gravity afflicted ME,
and if that's all right with you
we just might have a chance.