by Mayzie Carleton
1.
A door to adventure,
a new world at my fingertips.
2.
Felled trees,
reduced to thin slips,
stamped by midnight ink.
3.
Incomprehensible symbols,
One.
After.
Another.
If only I could understand.
4.
Not my life,
Not your life,
Not their life,
but, surely, someone's life.
5.
Spying through the keyhole,
trying to get a glimpse
of someone else.
6.
Beyond the mundane,
Beyond the exciting,
Beyond our universe, lies something new.
7.
Itchy words, an uncomfortable jacket.
Words like a river, carrying me down, through all the twists and turns.
A warm hug of words, a favorite sweater.