she woke up, heart racing, ready to run
into the forest, hidden from the sun
there she met fairies dressed in petals and gold
and a story about a fire-breathing dragon they told
but she left them to don on astronaut attire
so she could float between the stars and the sun afire
before tumbling back to earth with its oceans and cities
to run away from spies through backstreets and alleys
she met the love of her life, with the most beautiful smile in the world
but he only had eyes for another brave girl
though she was okay with that, no really, it's true
because she had an entire universe to rescue

and then she took another book from the shelf.