My Reading Fantasy

I wrote this poem with the help of my friend Priyam, so tell me what you think about it.

Have you ever read a book?

And felt tears well up in your eyes

Or maybe your mouth cranking up in a smile

Or even imagined flying in the sky?

Have you ever read a book?

And tried to think like the characters

Or felt emotions in your heart swirl

Or even imagined living in their world?

I Have

I like to think, that when I fall

As a raindrop in death’s shoreless sea

This world of books inside my thoughts

Will mourn for me.

Once, during a time of great difficulty

I was in my world of fantasy

Lo Behold! There I saw

A shelf of books, instantly giving solace to my soul.

The first book I picked out

Was “The Tale of Fairies Ought”

It was all imagination

And my fancy it caught.

The next one was “The tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens

My favourite character in that was Mr. Hickens

Or maybe something else was his name

Shame on me for not remembering all those names!

Lastly came my favourite, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

The number of times I’ve read it is maybe 13?

I love sweet little Charlie, and Willy Wonka’s so silly!

It was a sugary ending to my wonderful fantasy.

I like to think that when I fall

As a raindrop in Death’s shoreless sea

This world of books inside my thoughts

Will mourn for me.

And suddenly I felt a drastic shock

With that I completely awoke

And saw what was going on around

I was surprised to see a teacher in the class!

She looked at my face

And demanded to know what I was doing

A student sleeping in the class!

Didn’t it feel the least bit embarrassing?

I wish I could’ve remained in my fantasy

With no one to stop me from reading

Because, reading makes a person complete

And nothing else can accomplish that feat.

A lot of friends come and go

But when you feel really low

And want someone to be with you

Books, with you, will always be true.