Moments in the Woods

Questioning a recent experience or event.

Self-reflection on personal actions or emotions.

Questioning someone else's actions or presence.

Wondering if a prince actually kissed the speaker.

Repetition about the prince kissing, questioning if the speaker reciprocated.

And kiss me?

And did I kiss him back?

Questioning the rightness or morality of the situation.

Querying if feeling anger or frustration.

Asking if that's the end of the situation.

Wondering if the prince misses the speaker.

Questioning if the prince is losing interest or becoming bored.

Getting bored with me?

Encouraging oneself to stop dreaming and return to reality.

Stop prancing about the woods

It's not beseeming

What is it about the woods?

Reflecting on the return to normal life, societal norms, expectations, and obligations.

Back to child, back to husband

No one lives in the woods

There are vows, there are ties

There are needs, there are standards

There are shouldn'ts and shoulds

Considering having various aspects simultaneously (child, baker, prince).

There's the answer, if you're clever

Have a child for warmth

And a baker for bread

And a prince for whatever

Rejecting the idea; emphasizing the complexity of the woods.

It's these woods

Trying to locate oneself, make decisions, and rationalize experiences within the woods.

Join the group, stop the giant

Just get out of the woods

Was that him? Yes, it was

Was that me? No, it wasn't

Just a trick of the woods

Emphasizing the fleeting nature of a unique moment.

One peculiar passing moment

Questioning the presence of options beyond either/or, seeking 'and' in life's choices.

Either plain or grand?

Is it always "or"?

Is it never "and"?

Reflecting that such moments are what define the significance of the woods.

For those moments in the woods

Reflecting on the nature of life and its moments, acknowledging their impact.

Even now and then a bad one

But if life were only moments

Contemplating the contrast between bad and good moments in life.

Reflecting on the sequence of events and questioning living in the woods.

Then a prince, then a moment

Who could live in the woods?

Expressing the risks associated with pursuing desires even for a brief moment in such woods.

Only just for a moment

These are dangerous woods

Advising not to forget the experience but to acknowledge its impact when returning to ordinary life.

Don't forget it for a moment, though

Just remembering you've had an "and"

When you're back to "or"

Reflecting on the value of experiences when faced with choices (and vs. or).

Than it did before

Realization and decision to depart from the woods, signifying understanding and closure.

And it's time to leave the woods