I never felt like I belonged 

Always felt out of place watching the people around me

I held my head down barely meeting the eyes of the people I spoke with

I felt like I was invisible for the longest time

When I open the book my whole world turns

I know who I am as I grasp the familiar pages

The book allows me to put everything else on hold and enjoy the moment

To absorb myself in its crisp pages leaving me breath taken

It feels like I am a different person

It feels like I can be who I truly am

It feels as though I can finally breathe

It feels like I am now alive

I am no longer invisible

Life is too short to not be yourself

I follow my heart and appreciate every moment because of you

You helped lift me up when I was too terrified to realize I'd fallen down