Margarita EngleI would have run away Into the forest To live in a nest Made of dreams And green leaves
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I would have run awayInto the forestTo live in a nestMade of dreamsAnd green leaves. After losing her parents, a young girl becomes surrounded by sadness and loneliness. She becomes unhappy and depressed, and eventually she becomes angry with the whole world. One day, she decides to run away into the forest.
She is happy just to be alone with her thoughts and dreams that bring her comfort and happiness. But as she continues what seems like forever, she begins to realize that she is running away from reality. She is running away from people and everything they mean to her.
She has become so lonely and miserable that she has started to believe that her life is not worth living anymore. So, after a long period of time spent alone, she decides to turn around and face reality again.
Source: The Firefly Letters
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