Not Looking Back

1Running through a dark forest,

2A dark shadow follows me.

3Hair blowing behind,

4Whipping my face and cheeks.

5The birds chirping high above,

6Urging me to go on.

7Treacherous roots reach out to grab me as if in love.

8Breathing heavily I hear it closing in,

9Branches leaving red marks on my skin.

10“Go! Run! Faster, faster!”

11I reach out to her hand,

12She is right in front of me,

13I tell her “Wait!”

14But she doesn’t seem to hear.

15The light ahead becomes brighter,

16Blinding.

17“Wait for me.”

18But she runs on.

19No matter how fast I go,

20She is always far from me,

21Shadows all around,

22Some terrible power I can’t control.

23It consumes everything in its path,

24Trees groaning and frogs jumping,

25A fox laughs and I cry.

26Run!

27Wait.

28Run faster!

29Wait for me.

30Which is it?