Barely Breathing

In this forest, surrounded by the green
We could finally breathe
Away from the mobs and those who were mean
In this calm little forest, I don’t think I’d ever leave

Our home was rotten, and the air was too thick
Mommy and daddy would bicker about everything
You and I, we would never get to pick
We could only dodge the words they would fling

At school, we could only suffocate
Because of the lies we would tell to our friends
I think you agree, there’s no point to debate
That we were dying there; it would have soon been our end

We couldn’t breathe in that empty little place
It closed in and choked us until we had to make a choice
So we escaped at night; we never left a trace
And in our new-found freedom, we could only rejoice