Books

help me breathe easier

turn me on

hijack my thoughts

are my best friends

they

keep me awake at night

pat me to sleep

shower me with dreams

coax me out of nightmares

and

make my mouth water

my heart tingle

give me company

protect my solitude

books

are my mentors

the parents i never had

my family

my lover

my worst critics

my best support

a sight for sore eyes

they

shower me with advice

accept my imagination

connect the dots

challenge me

question me

and

give me hope

bring me out of despair

embrace me into their infinity

make me lose myself

then rediscover

and

i know

they won’t give up on me

until the end of my

days

nor abandon me

on my death bed

I smile

safe in the knowledge

I am wanted

they wait

patiently for me

to open them up

for their turn

whispering amongst themselves

who will be next?

to get

my attention

my tender love

my questions

my agreement

my arguments

my disappointment

and they keep giving

and will

otherwise how else

can I survive?

live with such meaning?

and passion?

So thank you

for all the roles you fulfil

the burden you carry

with such dignity

without complaining

thank you

for changing my live

and continuously so

do not stop

please and

thank you