Under spells and enchantments
In nightmares I lived my nighttimes
Surrounded by withered roses
Dreaming of castles in the aether
I wandered endlessly in the forest of the realm of oddities and wonders
Wishing to find the secrets of wisdom and foolishness
Although I knew that there was no certainty in this perilous path
Being my fate an ocean of obscure surprises
Invisible shadows whispered my name and announced my future ventures
Beautiful ravens followed me like faithful and devoted companions
And beyond my imagination, that fantastical world manifested in all its frightful marvels
Under spells and enchantments
I knew not who I really was
Surrounded by stone flowers and magic lanterns
Dreaming of flying dragons beneath the purple moonlight
Delighted by the company of ancient books and candles
I embarked on my own journey of knowledge and nonsense
For I felt a creature of the infinite night
Devil-may-care, I walked through forsaken aisles in decadent castles
I felt a tiny speck in an endless infinity
While admiring the magnificent landscapes the night was offering me
Beneath a night sky adorned with stars and clouds
Mesmerised by magic mirrors and crimson roses
I couldn’t have imagined that I was able to transcend the reality that had limited my fantasy for so long
But there I was
Me and my enchanted dreams
At last
Under spells and enchantments
In my own realm of fantasy
A deliberate victim of my own illusions
Previously, I had lingered endlessly in the grey zone of hopes and sorrows
However, I decided to embrace a new transformation
Detaching from all my previous versions of myself
Nevermore watching back
Forever longing for marvellous castles floating in the air in my garden of crimson roses and arcane trees
Faraway from the abyss of nothingness
Evermore under spells and enchantments.
Elisabetta Esther
