neverland

take me to Neverland, Peter Pan, 
take me to a place where i don't have to grow up. 

pirates will chase me, fairies will bite me, 
mermaids will drown me beneath a golden lagoon, 
but when is that out of the ordinary? 
children walk down their streets in fear, hand-in-hand as though that offers protection, 
we learn too early that not everyone means well when they smile. 
at least here i can hit back. 
i can scream, i can stab, i can face my monsters because here they aren't make-believe. 

teach me how to fly, i have always dreamed about it. 
let me leave my shadow behind. 
neverending games and laughter 
forest and wind and sand and sea 
i have dreamed of running for a very long time. 

let go, Peter. 

let go, Neverland.