it was once upon&

there was a once upon a time of stars
the faraway of some dream
of a river of gold streams
deep below the bridge--
it's a river that actually exists

there was a once upon a time in the horizon
the wonders of a fantasy that awaited
the long journey more than reality
dots on a map of an exotic land

there was a once upon a time
the corrupted breasts of steel
life giver with twisted heart
broken spirit of deceptions

once upon there was a time
turning back to the wicked hours
the mourning waters flooded the walls
the deep incantation of a good bye

once upon a time it was never
the funeral parade circling round and round
phantoms galloping through my brain
the burial of a ghostly echo

there was a time upon a day
the blooming scent of wandering winds
the fearless whispers of the heart at rest-
the distant drumming of the heart at work.