Tinkerbell
flits in and out,
lighting up a room with magic,
helping the lost boys pretend
to be more than they are:
Swashbucklers,
students,
the stars of food fights,
children of Wendy -
a child herself.
Tink creates a world
in which magic is key
and, without it,
the boys would feel
utterly
bereft.
It’s not Tink’s fault
that Peter can’t see her,
blinded by Wendy
who brings
her own kind of magic.
Sometimes she knows
that most people don’t
believe in fairies,
but usually Tinkerbell is,
once again, surprised;
who wouldn’t
notice the small one
who lights up a room?
But Peter doesn’t see her,
and you know what they say:
Seeing is Believing.
