Whimsy

If you believe in fairies,
not fairies exactly,
but the innocence that fairies
bring to mind;

if you believe in dreams,
not dreams exactly,
but belief
that a dream can come true;

if you believe in myth,
not myth exactly,
but deeds
carried out by heroes;

then you believe in words,
not words exactly,
but what poems made of words suggest,
then there it is:

Exactly.