In a time long ago,
In a land where people wore lockets wherever they go
They wore them on chains, they wore them on string.
But the lockets had a secret, which the people didn’t know
You see no matter how much they tried to fill its empty place
There weren’t enough things to fill its space
They tried hammers, they tried rocks
To fill the lockets empty spot
But no matter how much they tried
The lockets still felt empty inside
Where the hammers fell and where the rocks it
Left big cracks on the lockets and split them in half
The people didn’t know how to fix them
Or what to do with their lockets that been torn in two
Now was a person like me and you
Her name was Sophie; her locket was small and worn on a thread
People would tease her about her hair and the locket she wore
They would call her bad names
But she has heard them all before
Tears would fill her eyes with every word they said
They would laugh some more at every tear she shed
Oh how she wished they go away and just go home
If only they could leave her alone
They would hit her hard and cause cracks on her fragile little heart
Where to find help, she didn’t know where to start
Why they teased her, she didn’t know why
Why they would laugh, every time she cried
Then she looked down at her locket and sighed
If only there was someone to fix my broken heart
To mend the cracks, and fill this empty space
She then sat down under a tree
Put her head between her knees
Then she felt a gentle hand touch her head
And with the sweetest voice the stranger said
Oh dear child, will you tell me what’s wrong
What caused those tears that you’ve been crying for so long?
Oh dear child, will you tell me what’s wrong
She lifted up her face and could not believe
That the sweet kind voice she heard
Was from none other the great king
She then looked down and could barely speak
The king then lifts up her head
Wipes the tears streaming down her cheeks
And then she begins to speak
Oh dear king, these tears that you’ve seen
Are because of the way people laughed and they tease
Whenever they see me walk down the street
They push me down and call me bad names
They mock and they poke about my hair
They even make fun of this locket I wear
The things they say about me must be true
Causes why would they do, what they do
The king then looked into her sad eyes
He then held her close and began to cry
As if to say its hurts me too
Then once again he began to speak
My dear child, listen closely to me
The things they say about you are not true
I should know, for I made you
Oh dear Sophie, for you are precious to me
You are my princess and I am your king
You are beautiful and smart
So don’t listen to what they say
Even though they may mock and they may tease
It’s only to hide the cracks in the lockets their wearing
Just like you, their hurting too
Just as Life has caused deep cracks within your heart and split into two
It’s done the same for them, as it has done to you
People will try as they might to fill its space
They use hammers and rocks
Even say mean words to others, as I’ve been told
All to fill its empty hole
But I know the secret and I know the truth
The only true thing that can fill those hearts
And mend those cracks that torn them in two
Is the love and mercy that I freely give
And I would gladly do it, if they asked me too
Then Sophie thought about the words he said
Looked at her locket hanging from a thread
Looked into the kings eyes and said
Oh dear king, is it really true
That you would fix they hearts
If they asked you too
He then nodded and answered clear
Yes, my dear Sophie, it is true my dear
Every single word I have said to you.
She then took her locket
All cracked and small
And asked as tears began to fill her eyes
Oh dear king, would you do the same for me?
He then wipes her tears with his gentle hands
Kisses her forehead and says
I will gladly do it to for you
Not just because you asked
But because my dear child I love you
He then takes the locket all broken and small
Then places it right on his heart
That’s when the most miraculous thing began to start
A flash of light began to glow
Time seemed to stop and everything slowed
Then the king placed the locket in her hands
And what she saw, she couldn’t believe
That her locket that had been cracked and broken in two
Was now suddenly brand new
No longer was it hung on a thread,
It was now hung on a silver chain
And not a single crack had remained
Then the king looked at her and said
My dear Sophie, now open it and look
No longer is it empty, there’s no longer a void
For I have put my love inside
Then she opened it and looked inside
No longer dark as it use to be
Now there resided a bright warm light
It was full of love
It was bright as the stars that shone in the night
It was warm like the sun when it begins to rise
Sophie then felt true happiness and joy for the first time
There were no longer tears of sadness in her eyes
She then hugged the king
And asked is this really for me
He then looks into her eyes and says
Yes, my dear child it’s for you
And I would do it all again
She then smiles at the king
He then says can you do something for me
She then replies anything for you my dear king
The king says go and tell everyone what you have seen
Go tell them about me, tell them about how much I love them
Tell them about the locket and how it use to be
How it was broken and split in two
Tell them about how I fixed it and made it brand new
All just because I truly love you
Go tell them dear child, go tell them this story
So that they might be free from the pain and the hurt
Caused by the cracks in their hearts that run deep
Go tell them dear child.
Sophie then nodded and replied to the king
I will go tell them, oh I will, my dear king
About what you have done for me
How you mended my heart and set me free
And you did it all because you love me.
She then hugged the king once again
Then they waved goodbye and headed their separate ways
Sophie then told her story to everyone she could meet
About her locket that once hung on a string
About that time under the tree
Where she met the kind, and loving king
Who fixed her locket and made it brand new
All because he truly loved her
And about how it could happen to them too.
