Thunder broke ground
and the little girl hid under her tree,

“Are you afraid for your life?” asked the tree.

Puzzled by it all,
the little girl's breathing got heavier,

‘All I wanted was to stay in bed today,
but I can’t stop this feeling
of wanting to run.
I just don’t know where to go
she’s everywhere
and everywhere makes me sad.'

It began to down pour
‘Why aren’t you crying?” replied the tree.

‘I rather crawl back into bed, sleep makes it go away.’

The tree hunched into the shape of her bed.
and spoke,

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