She ran with just a lantern to light the way.

She hadn’t seen him for more than a day.

She ran

Away from this monster and the daily raping

Away from the daily abuse she was escaping.

She ran

The night was dark as black obsidian

She searched and dreamt of a magic meridian

She ran

Toward a free life as before she was wed

Her father arranged this so his family would be fed

She ran

Was he waiting out there alone in the night?

She gathered her wits and prepared to fight

She ran

When suddenly she hit a downed tree

She winced as she ran she’d damaged her knee

But despite it she ran

And then encountered a bear large hungry and looming

Lump of fear in her throat her heart strongly booming

She ran still

This beast was relentless with his teeth and his claws

He had killed her it seems without any pause

He ran