one of the best feelings

you can get 

is the feeling

of getting lost 

in 

a

book.

totally immersed in 

the book’s world

at Hogwarts

at Forks in Washington

at the Capitol at Panem 

the smell 

of books

the beautiful sound

of flipping pages

the crackle 

of the spine

of a new book 

when being opened

the sound

of everything around you

disappearing

one of the best feelings 

is when i start to read

when i open the book

a portal opens

to the book’s world

and i obey and walk in 

sometimes i run

sometimes i go slowly

but i always get there

to a completely different universe

where i would never be able to

explore 

without the book 

everything around me

disappears 

the chatter of other people

any sounds

my sight 

is blurred 

the only thing i can see 

is the book 

and its beautiful words

the chapters 

the mysteries

as i try to decipher 

what the author 

is trying to say

as i understand 

what the message

of the book is 

the people 

in the book

are my best friends

people who i feel like

i’ve known my whole life

i know their life story 

and they know mine