Title: Peter tells me...

Author: JMBarrie

a/n Told from Wendy's point of view after the Fairy Dance scene in the movie (2003)

He tells me I'm a glistening mermaid

with iridescent scales

and pearls in my hair.

He tells me I'm a shimmering fae

with long golden hair

and moondust on my cheeks.

He tell me I'm an Indian girl

with sleek and lithe movement

and courage beneath my skin.

Yet when I ask if he loves me

he turns around fast

away from my grasp

and the illusion is over.

"Love." He whispers.

"I have never heard of it."

The very words are the twist

of knife in my heart.

I feel love for him.

But he does not know this.