Fantasy fortress

It rises above the barren landscape

.... the finely sculpted walls protect

.... shielding the creator from the reality

of the surrounding world

Inside the crystal walls is a wonderland

of warmth and gentle breezes

No jarring noise can disturb the peace within

..... and no cruelty can exist there

It's a place of fantasy.....

... created by the mind within

Circumstances magically mesh

in perfection..... no pain here

The outside landscape is a fantasy too....

all is more bleak.... and more horrible than reality

Everything inside and out.... all is fantasy

and unreal.....

No loneliness here..... hearts can touch

and meld into connective delights

..... constant happiness and harmony

No arguments or discontent

..... can jar the calm

Oh.... if only it were real

.... my heart aches for this fantasy

but I know it cannot be so

... it cannot be so

© Ian Croft August 2019