Childish Dream

The sun sinks on the horizon
Lights dim everywhere
Children head off to bed
Some without a care

They first pray to their gods
That they may live through the night
Then they climb into bed for sleep
And blow out the candle light

But there is one child awake
As darkness draws nigh
She lays her head upon a windowsill
Looks up at the heavens with a sigh

Her face sparkles at the beauty of the stars
She gazes up with a haunting fear
Then her eyes begin watering terribly
Could this possibly be a tear?

Silent sobs echo throughout the house
Her heart crying for her true love's embrace
The one who'd rescue her soul from destruction
He that would save her from this wretched place

No more scrubbing of floors or washing walls
No longer would she clean for pennies a day
Her knight in shining armor will come for her soon
Taking with him all her pains and anguish away

A silent ruffle of her azure curtain rags wakens her
Reality slowly begins to settle in her head
She wipes a tear or two before getting up
Quietly, she wanders off to her small bed

She speaks a prayer to the gods before drifting off
Then climbs in and puts out the tiny candle's gleam
She closes her eyes to let sleep take her over
Hoping to see her prince in her childish dream

*This is supposed to be a childhood memory of Cinderella when she first began living as a maid to her stepmother, so it is fairytale I guess.