Books
Living stories bound between two covers
Worlds that exist beneath the surface of paper
Portals to another universe
Skin-changers
Books are the greatest magic trick of them all
Books
Bigger on the inside, so big you can get lost forever
They help you live another life, walk in someone else’s
shoes
Forget the dreary, humdrum world
Live
Books are rescue ships that take you far, far away
Books
You will never be lonely if you have books
They always are there for you, your faithful friends
The people in them are real, it’s your secret
Friends
Books are the best friends a person could ever have
Books
They are a home when you need a place to stay
They are shelters for when you need a place to escape
A hideaway for when you want to run away
Stay
Books are where you live
Books
When no one else understand you or cares
You can become someone else and live in their world
An escape and a remedy all at once
Healing
Books are the best self-help you could ever have
Books
So much knowledge enclosed between two covers
They fuel your thirst, you come back for more and more
And the cycle repeats itself and you learn
Information
Books are the most patient teachers
Books
When the world is dark and terrifying
And you don’t want to talk and be judged by people
Books are there for you
Love
Books are a part of me, they helped to form me
Books
From the moment I smelled your pages
And stroked your well-worn cover with a smile
I knew it was love at first sight
Fate
Books are the companions of my dreams
Books
We only get one life in this world
But in books you live a thousand lives and come back in time
for tea
They are life and death and insanity all at once
Immortality
Books are the answer to living forever
This is a poem I wrote about my ongoing love affair with books. I can honestly say, ever since I was little, books have been my most cherished mentors and friends. I wouldn't be the person I am today if it hadn't been for books.
People can help shape you, and so can film and music and art and God. But words...words are powerful. While music and art affect us through our senses, and God through our souls, words connect to our intellectual side and start the cogs in our heads turning, thinking, processing new ideas.
Just think about it. With only sheets of paper and 26 letters, we are transported into another dimension. If that's not magic, I don't know what is.
Books turned my life into a fairy tale and I believed it, even if it was only in my mind.
Because books showed me how endless the worlds inside my head were, and when you have that, what else do you need?
Do you love books, too?
I'm a books, music and cats person.
ReplyDeleteSAAAAAAAME. That's just like the perfect combination though, right?
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