Once Upon a Time - Life Sucks

Once upon a time, they say
In a land, far far away
There lived a princess, a prince, or kings
Who’s lives were filled with magical things
And love and triumph, and smiles and laughter
And everyone lived happily every after
But the stories have changed in all these years
Less horror and gore, more smiles and cheers
Goldilocks didn’t just end when she fled
The bears tore her apart and ate her head
Sleeping Beauty wasn’t saved by the prince’s keeping
She was raped by her dad while she was sleeping
Red Riding wasn’t saved by a man in the wood
She was eaten by the wolf and was just a dead hood
The little mermaid was shunned so instead
She took a knife and stabbed the prince dead
So the moral of all of this, the real crux
Is even in fairy tales, life truly sucks

One Missing Piece

I used to be complete,
all whole and put together
A head, both hands, two feet
and a heart as tough as leather
But one day without warning
I lost a little bit
and now I am in mourning
for the want and lack of it
I search high and low and in and out
and never can I find
that bit which I am now without
I may just lose my mind
I try to call to no avail
It never seems to hear
My searches always seem to fail
The piece is just not here
So I still look whole, you'd never know
Two feet, both hands, a head
All the parts where parts should go
But still a sense of dread
Its not even something that I need
and I'd survive just fine without it
Its causes pain, I can concede
and I don't know much about it
I had it once, it made me grin
But it also made me weep
It made me ache and pine and spin
It tore apart my sleep
But still I cannot let it go
without it, I feel bare
I wish I didn't want it so
I wish I didn't care
Keep looking though I face defeat
Partial person without peace
I'm lost, morose, and incomplete
for one tiny missing piece