She runs from life
and never looks beside her
and
She taunts her life
and leaves love far behind her
and
She plays with life
as though she has the right to
and
She guards her life
as if she has to fight to
and
She scoffs at life
as if she'll never leave it
and
She lies to life
and makes herself believe it
and
She hates her life
and wishes for another
and
She leads her life
as though God didn't love her
and
She runs from life
and hasn't learned the reason:
that
She runs from self
and life is not the demon
so
. . . She runs!