The wind was light and cool
Beckoning me to come out into it
The smell of autumn everywhere
All around me I was everything within me

As quickly as my feet could take me
I head into the Forrest that once was
Proud and mighty for a thousand years
Now just a shell with empty sounds

But to my 12 year old mind it was full of life
An escape from the pain of a broken world
A bastion that sheltered me and the place
Where I felt I always had a place

The dead trees and leaves as far as I could see
Were exactly placed there for my pleasure
To wander through as my mind wandered as well
Quiet and serene I could want nothing more

The dreams a wishes were all there for the taking
Even as the day gave up it's light and it was time to go
I knew in my heart that when I return
This place would be there, waiting for me, always