These Woods

kassandra was very curious.
about anything she saw.
she loved to explore.
she would do anything to know about something.
in 1988, her and her father moved on 56, North Lake Road.
as soon as they got there, she asked her father..
"what is that? across the street father?"
her father was confused.
"it's just some woods kas. nothing to be excited about."
"can I go see? can I?" she said on her knees.
"I guess. don't go alone though. I'll be there in a second."
kassandra waited for her dad to end whatever he was doing.
she was anxious to see these woods.
"alright. let's check it out." he said walking to the end of the driveway.
kassandra was just staring at the woods.
"you coming?" he asked
"oh, yeah."
they walked to these woods.
"wait, stop. remember always looked both ways."
they looked right and left twice.
"we're good! let's go!" she said anxiously.
they walked into the woods.
it was, what's the word, different.
it wasn't your average woods with a bunch a trees everywhere.
there was a huge tree just standing in the middle.
and a large lake behind it.
"dad.. I'm scared."
"you asked to come in here. want to go back?"
"yes father."
"alright. but don't ask again."
"ok."
they walked to back home. and kassandra went to sleep.
dreaming about these woods.
these strange woods.
these different woods.