Once Upon a Heart

 Once upon a heart that beat in a faraway land
closer to us than we might fathom,
lay a warm blooded soul with a shackled mind,
fear for breakfast he was fed, paranoia for lunch on the menu 
Dinner alas! was but a mix of the two.
Hypnotized was this poor clueless being of what transpired around him,
busy was he made day and night overflowing with all of life's burdens.
He could barely even glance and see what's outside this closed up world that he lived in.

Once upon a heart in a faraway land,
 filled with endless wars and endless killings,
it beat furiously every living moment, trying to outrun misfortune
covered was it in a veil especially made by the country's chieftains
to keep away reasoning, to block knowledge, and reflect away the questions
But this young brave heart couldn't beat idlly no more and began to tear at that garment
with every hole made, rays of light shone in to clear up the darkness
In but a short time this heart caught it's breath and gazed at the scene around him
he looked at his right, and then to the left, and even checked behind him
pounding with different beats, he saw the others that were oblivious just like him
Blind hearts lay beating, working hard under the pressure of their own burdens
stifled and gasping, they barely breathed under the exact same veil around them
Deafened to the world as they try to reach for solid ground under them
veil of security they were told, for enemies of yours will devour you if you remove them
a wave passes by with the strength of an earthquake
They are jolted awake by this unexpected shake, and frantically look around them
the covers are gone, and all behold the beating hearts around them
for the very first time they feel less alone, and their beats come in unison
the light shines through their pure hearts, and chases away all suspicions
understanding dawns over their heads, and their minds churn back into action
when all dust settles aside, they realize their chieftains were but  their real dangers
their real enemy was not the unknown that lurked under the shadows
but the people they were warned against, were the same people they had trusted to lead them
shackles broken, bonds mended, unity once again settled in
Gone are those that whispered dark thoughts, that let their nightmares fester
chased away were those demon chiefs, and their deceit was laid open

Once upon a heart in a faraway land,
closer to us than we may fathom
beats a symphony with a sweet melody that has ousted tyranny......
This heart is alone no more for it's surrounded by beats of harmony