Once there was a girl who lived atop a banyan tree
She had fiery red locks, wild and free
Blazing baby blues that'd see through a lie
Kind to a fault, but one to defy
Laughter like sunflowers, a snarky sweet smile
She flipped her hair, and laughed at every trial
Truly she was allowed to do anything she liked
Which is how everyday she swam and hiked
Climbed and fell, did every errand the townsfolk sent
Ate sweets and chips to her heart's content
No one could hold back the light footed child
Not even the her kind neighbors she so easily beguiled
One day, when the winds were strong and the currents rough
And the children's teasing became too much
She set out to prove herself in a dastardly way
Her inability to back down, wrecked her day
They found her body, blue with cold
She too proud to do as told
She, fiery in her passion, gentle in her kindness
She who made her mother sigh with every ripped dress
She, Emilie, for whom the whole world wept
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