Jane (The Children's Story)

Needing to refresh?
Take a load off your chest?
Well so did Jane
She needed a rest
So she put on a hornet's nest
Why? You ask
Well no one really understood Jane
She was known to the other children as somewhat insane

So the story goes on...

She put this nest on her head when she was upset
She would walk around and refuse to be fed
But the thing is, the longer this went on,
The angrier she became
And soon enough it was her nest of shame

She thought the hornets would listen to her thoughts
But they cared not
They stung her again and again
Yet still she refused, she also cared not
Days passed, to her parents' dismay
Until one day there was a tap on her hornet's nest door
A little boy, she'd always thought of as a bore
She couldn't see him of course but she knew his shoes
She'd noticed them in class as her eyes had fallen right before her daily snooze

He quietly inquired about her nest:
Jane, do you not find this quite the pest?
She shook her head, no.
He asked another question:
Do you not miss the sun's light?
Of course, she missed this sight
but not enough to give up this fight!
Well then, he proposed, what about flying your kite?
Oh fine, yes of course I know you are right
I do miss my kite and I do miss the light
But I just cannot give up this fight
I have become such a fright
My face is covered in bites
And my shame has grown so strong
So I know I just do not belong.

How wrong you are, he replied
I know under that nest you are still you
I think you are beautiful through and through
No matter the stings, those silly things
forget the blame
You should not hide when you need to refresh dear Jane
Talk it out, don't just pout
I can promise that I will be there to talk
Or go for a walk
Believe me Jane
I would do that for you

She had never thought of this
Of talking instead of hiding when she needed to refresh
And take the load off her chest
She didn't know this boy cared
She always thought he'd seemed so scared
He never had talked to her prior to this
Yet here he was...

But we all know surprises can sometimes catch you off guard
And this boy was playing exactly the right card

In the end,
She dropped the nest
Her face covered in bumps
But the boy saw none of the lumps
He felt only his heart beating hard in his chest
He saw Jane and she saw him
She learned to talk
And he took her for a walk

They lived happily ever after.