Dare I believe
In that elusive faerytale?
Dare I want
What has so long been denied?
Dare I hope
That happily ever after exists for me?
Dare I allow
My aching heart to be my guide?

If I should dare
Yet be mistaken
Could I stand
To fail again?
To pick my self up
By my bootstraps
Broken, beaten over where
The scars have been

But...Not to try
Have I not failed?
Given up
Before the fight?
I cannot...will not
Fear a 'Maybe'
When what's been promised
Lends to might

There is nothing
Etched in stone here
Nothing but a spirits call
Dare I deafen
To its heeding
Nay, I think
I'll give it all

Then none can judge me
Wrong, accusing
For weakness t'ward
My destiny
For all who witness
My commitment
Know I won't fail
Easily

Yet...Change is never
Subtle keeping
Nor accepted
With much grace
But most will know that
The only constant
Is nothing ever
Stays in place

So I mount
That steed of nascence
Labour hard
To keep abreast
Pray my efforts
Go rewarded
Smile as I
Come thru the test