frosting on our pillows
molars tucked beneath our heads
young children, circus clowns
reddened faces gather round
watch the puppet dance upon its string
a bird without wings
they watch you closely when you’re sleeping
in your glass cage silent weeping
lock yourself inside a tower
let your hair down by the hour
where’s the prince upon the white steed
the one to rescue you to lead
in the forest all alone
you have to find your own way home
sugared candy to coat your soul
maybe a stocking stuffed with coal
halloween mask to hide your true disguise
see the rainbow reflected in your eyes
and when you realized
the gold it was all lies
the trail you left the birds are keeping
build a nest for safe sleeping
witches lie and wolves they run
they feed upon your fear in fun
never trust a house alone
unless it is a house of stone
in the forest if you roam
you have to find your own way home
then years later, plastic faces
magazines shriek, cosmic places
find the right pill, find the right pill
screams upon an empty page of lies
band-aid for your cries
blindfold for your eyes
the trail you left the birds are keeping
build a nest for safe sleeping
witches lie and wolves they run
they feed upon your fear in fun
never trust a house alone
unless it is a house of stone
in the forest if you roam
you have to find your own way home