Sometimes I live my life through books
The stories I read
Are the stories I tell
When I don't know what I'm doing
Where I'm going
What I'm becoming
I take what I can from my stories
A message that rings true
An expression out of the blue
Even an interest sparked anew
Books are precious gems of inspiration
Offering words of knowledge and insight
Into someone else's fantasy world
Most revealing.
If I could meet people
Like those in my books
I know we could be friends
But what happens when in real life one pretends?