The Regrets Road to Lake Harmony

the train wheels stopped at a station

and the roads leads to lake harmony

my homestead, the town my memories roots run deep

the air feels fresh while the sun is overhead

walking down the road, it brings me to a house

where a friend of mine once resided

i faded away from her life when i was eight

i try to summon her face but

her haunting childhood flash before my eyes

seven but her abusive father left her traumatized

stranded in an ocean from which she can't swim out

 

she would sit alone in her room

playing with the dolls wearing her mother's cardigan

and whenever i saw her, she would just smile

all she could wish was to fly high in the sky

too young to know the right steps

i wonder about her whereabouts

and is she fine?

i should've ran away with her

to a place far away from her father's reach

to a place in the mountains

where the cold winter feels like summer

where she would've spent time singing like crazy in valleys

where no one would've dare to hurt her again

About- This poem is part of my poetry collection titled, "Folklore: The Folk Tales of Summer" which is written based on the stories sang by Taylor Swift in her 8th studio album folklore. The poem is based on the song "seven" and talks about Betty's childhood. I wrote it from my perspective as if i'm her friend.