

Lily likes to write poems. She writes them on paper with her crayons. She writes about her toys, her family, and her dreams. She keeps her poems in a big book that she hides under her bed.
One day, Lily's brother Max finds her book. He is curious and wants to read her poems. He opens the book and sees the colorful words. He thinks they are silly and funny. He laughs and makes fun of them. He says, "Lily, your poems are bad. They don't rhyme. They don't make sense. You can't write poems. You are a baby."
Lily hears him and runs to her room. She sees him holding her book. She feels angry and sad. She says, "Max, give me my book. It is mine. You are mean. You don't understand my poems. They are special to me. They are my feelings."
Max doesn't listen. He says, "No, I won't give you your book. I will show it to everyone. They will laugh at you too. You are a baby. You can't write poems. You can only lie and cry."
He runs away with her book. Lily chases him, but he is faster. He goes outside and shows her book to his friends. They laugh and mock her poems. They tear the pages and throw them in the air. They say, "Lily, your poems are bad. They don't rhyme. They don't make sense. You can't write poems. You are a baby. You can only lie and cry."
Lily sees them and feels hurt and ashamed. She tries to get her book back, but they push her away. She falls on the ground and cries. She says, "Please, stop. Please, give me my book. Please, don't hurt my poems. They are special to me. They are my feelings."
But they don't stop. They keep laughing and mocking her poems. They keep tearing and throwing them. They say, "Lily, your poems are bad. They don't rhyme. They don't make sense. You can't write poems. You are a baby. You can only lie and cry."
Lily lies on the ground and cries. She sees her poems flying in the wind. She sees her book torn and empty. She sees her brother and his friends laughing and leaving. She feels alone and broken. She says, "I wish I never wrote poems. I wish I never had feelings. I wish I was a baby. I wish I could only lie and cry."
