we're a brave princess
living in a horrible home
being threatened
to be sold to the gypsies
or thrown out on the street
or even worse
sent to a foster home
where the boys in the home
would be ten times worse
so we live in a little cottage
way up in the mountains
no one cares we're there
we plant gardens
chase butterflies
paint and draw
colors from around us
once in a while we go into town
to bring our pictures and gardens
no one pays attention to us
but they buy up everything
and we disappear
in a flash
leaving them all in awe
we only buy the things we need
quickly and quietly
always smiling at people
a secret smile
that puts hope in their hearts
and then they forget where they found it
and that's fine with us
the extra money we give secretly
to the women in the streets
with burdens
far too much for them to carry alone
without a smile
and a piece of gold
or to a child, crying
because he was us
back we would go
hide and pray
no one ever finds us
and that made for
the happiest of days
being a princess
with a garden as our court
and a little white cottage
and butterflies to chase