Over the Hills and Far Away,

Alyssa Lies to her friends,

says the bruise is from a game,

she was the Hero with all the Courage,

her younger brother the victim.

Her friends, with their little-kid imagination,

ask what it feels like to fly.

Her answer is that it feels Much Like Falling,

but Better because you're saving someone.

That night In The Dark though,

she wishes she could be Anywhere But Here,

and bring her brother with her,

so they both could be Fully Alive

and not have to say I'm Sorry for things they didn't do.

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Alyssa stayed, and grew up,

Fly(ing) Away with her brother

on her Broken Wings

and becoming a Penholder,

creating Beauty From Pain.