I have a fear of words;
I fall in love too fast.
The page is too enticing
And the magic likes to last.
I have a fear of reading,
Of setting foot inside
A world where all can happen-
One of prejudice and pride.
I have a fear of laughing,
Like the characters within
Or loving what I read about-
What I can never win.
But most of all I am afraid
Of how the page does turn,
Too soon the story's over,
Yet there's still so much to learn.
But words will always find me,
And so I have resolved;
A life without a story
Is a life never evolved.
Comments
threeleafshamrock | July 27, 2009 - 12:26
I like this especially the last two stanzas. There is one line in the 4th stanza that kind of trips me up though;
'Of how the page does turn,'
What do you think of;
'Of how the pages turn,'
It doesn't spoil the rhythm and just sits easier on the tongue; just a thought, feel free to completely ignore it ;).
Well done!
Chris ;)
Kahdai | July 27, 2010 - 18:01
Ah i understand this real life vs the magic & hope words can make! Thats what it is to me anyway
girlbear | July 27, 2010 - 19:48
No, that's very helpful, thank you!