I’m in the forest of love
Trying to find out what I’m made of
I try to track you singing softly
But my notes sound so awfully
Not close to yours
I see your footprints
But all I hear is dissonance
And not the sound of love
I’m in the forest of love
I don’t know what you’re waiting for
But it’s certainly not me
As I hum my melody
Not close to yours
I see your footprints
But all I hear is dissonance
And not the sound of love
I’ll just go home
And put my heart back on the shelf
And feel not quite like myself
But as I remember
I’ll just sit down with a book
And a good cup of tea
That’s just right for me
And if you come looking
I’ll just be booking
For you’re not right for me
I couldn’t find you
Nowhere to hide you
In the forest of love
So I think to myself
With a sigh of content
Romance is not for me
As it was meant
To be
And as I sit down with a book
And a good cup of tea
That’s just right for me.
--Vivienne C., 3rd-5th Grade