Homeless happily ever afters stand at freeway exit ramps holding cardboard signs proclaiming, Will Work for More Uplifting Life Stories.
Tatter-splattered, reality TV show-fattened happily ever afters sift through 24-hour psycho-inducing news cycles seeking true heroes amidst the swamp of MAGA Cro-Magnons bellowing hate and hollow into warped-soul bullhorns.
Despite societal upheavals and unreliable narrators, once dream-headed happily ever afters still manage to utter magic and mysteries in groups of 3s & 7s.
They’re at the tattoo shop now getting one simple word inked into their skin:
yearn.