Once upon a time...

Stories are helpful.
They tell us what has been
They let us share, and care
They help us learn lessons that matter
​And forget hurts that don't.

Stories warn us of what we can expect
and allow us to understand why things are
And what has been

It's comforting to know a story so well
that we can recite it without reading the words
Except when we know our version of the story so well
We've forgotten the actual words all together.