This Is My Story

Once upon a time, I was a girl
In a world that never goes dark
There was nothing that could hold me down
My toes were always In a twirl

My pride sits well, sometimes in a swirl
I tried in vain to hit my mark
Pain was introduced through a masked clown
I wish each tear could be a pearl

This story makes my tongue to curl
Of treasures lost to a lone shark
Years full of grief and a constant frown
I don’t know how I met that churl

Once upon a time, I was a girl
In a world that never goes dark
There was nothing that could hold me down
My toes were always in a twirl.

Vera