Daphne

Running down the path
Hair flying in the wind
Daphne looks back
Someone is chasing her

She rushes by a pond
Splashing in the mud
And flies by the trees
Crouching under a bush

As she hugs the branches
Spreading leaves around
Feet sink in mud
Reaching down to infinity

The stranger arrives
Disturbing the calm
Kicking the earth
Searching for her

Quiet within the bush
She looks at him
Leaves caressing her face
Body buried in mud

Her skin hardens
Branches grow out of hair
She communions with earth
As he kisses the leaves