The Woods Where You Live *

By: Rache

Originally published in Albion 11



I have often walked through these ancient woods
Never dreaming I'd be dealing with two Robin Hoods
All at once do I
Want to sit and cry
Knowing I'm in the woods where you live


Are there vicious trees in some other shire?
Do horned gods sport in any other river's mire?
Do enchantments smite
Any other knight?
No, it's just in the woods where you live


And oh, the frustrating feeling
When mocking laughter in the trees I hear
Because the king's taxes you're stealing
Into shadows you magically disappear


Oh, the Sheriff sneers and it bothers me
Anywhere else on Earth I would rather be
Off in Arundel
London, or in Hell
Just not here in these woods where you live!




* Sung to the tune of "The Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady.