The Girl Who Loved Giraffes

A girl with dark hair loved giraffes.
She drew pictures of giraffes on her bedroom walls.
She took photographs of things on fire.
Her room was on the third floor, above a restaurant that had a good Zagat rating.
A collection of miniature plastic animals filled her wisteria colored room.
The girl with dark hair adopted a humpback whale named "Gary".
When she felt happy she would go on top of her roof and smile at her world.
Sometimes she blew bubbles so they might cascade around people's heads walking below on the sidewalk.
This angered the old lady, who lived across the street.
She called the police to complain.
The police told the girl she was breaking the law.
Boston had an ordinance called disturbing the peace.
The girl didn't think it made sense, but she wanted to be in compliance.
She knew when she left Boston she'd go to her roof, blow bubbles and smile at the world.

Peace and happiness are not the same thing