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Step Carefully Through the Faerie Land

By Mara-James CanfieldPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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The children of Faerie

Are far fairer than

The brutal children of Man.

Arrogant and conniving,

Proud and jealous,

Reveling in their heinous crimes.

Have you no mercy for

The innocent, and the helpless?

But I suppose that's what becomes of you

Once you've set foot under the Faerie Hill.

There is no justice among the immoral,

No honor code for the wicked,

No rest for the Immortal.

They con you with little, lovely things,

Tempt you with gemstone flowers,

And great glass castles

Nestled in forests of brass and bronze.

With courtyards of mirrors

They confuse and ensnare you,

And pretty lace flowers

That would sooner consume you.

You fragile, delicate creature,

So confused by this beautiful, cruel world,

You should step carefully

When you walk through the goblin markets,

And buy nothing,

No matter how fair it sounds,

No matter how low the price.

Trade neither your pearls

Nor children away,

For the price of the gift

Is too high to pay.

Buy inspiration

In exchange for your life,

And the punishment for love is death.

If you can't escape unscathed,

At least try to minimize the damage.

Whatever you do,

Do not eat the food,

For the price is your soul.

Faerie wine is sweet,

But entrapment is bitter;

Time seems much longer

When you find yourself

Caught on the wrong end of their leash.

Be quick, be clever;

The fey cannot lie,

Which is your greatest advantage.

They're manipulative and cunning,

Creative truth-tellers.

They're creatures of riddles and mazes,

And often the most obvious answers

Seem the hardest to find

If you never return,

We'll know what happened, then.

Step carefully through the Faerie Land,

Or you'll pay the price with your blood.

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About the Creator

Mara-James Canfield

I am a freelance writer, a poet, essayist, and fiction writer. I have been writing for seven years, and getting better every time I sit down to write.

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