Fairy Tale | Cyane Kramer

They say it is better to be
Content with what was given me.
My lot in life, though hard to bear
Is easier than another’s share.

Yet still, if life continues cruel
And remains to seem but half-full,
One should then consider this:
Better things do not mean bliss.

There was a mouse, her hard work done,
Who goes to see another one
Whose allotment seems to be much more-
With food, and drink, and rich décor.

But there’s a cat in every tale,
Who waits to steal what heart’s travail
Longs to catch for some cheap price-
Such is the end of men and mice.

There awaits for discontent,
Who attempt to circumvent
The hard work, and reach for pleasure,
Nothing but a faded treasure.