dusty covers

star crossed lovers

 

paper cuts

open and shut

 

i go through them so fast

know the feeling won’t last

 

and so i read them again

lead me, captain

 

to a whole new world

watch my mind unfurl

 

object that’s taught me so much

like a hand i can clutch

 

and hold

ideas so bold

 

i’ve become so strong

and before long

 

you’ll teach somebody else

because thanks to you,

a friend so true

i’ve become myself