Getting lost in a book<\/p>\n
is safer by far<\/p>\n
than taking a ride<\/p>\n
in a sly Uber car<\/p>\n
where the driver is banned<\/p>\n
from all of the bars.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It\u2019s better, and grand<\/p>\n
to be holding the hand<\/p>\n
of a kind caring hero<\/p>\n
than to mistakenly tryst<\/p>\n
with a real absolute zero.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Instead of a party<\/p>\n
where the snobby and haughty<\/p>\n
shun and ignore you<\/p>\n
fairy tales and happy endings<\/p>\n
with shimmering weddings<\/p>\n
fairy godmother\u2019s allowing<\/p>\n
after midnight rule-bending.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In lieu of work and woe<\/p>\n
changing nappies, stubbing toes<\/p>\n
making magic I\u2019d be<\/p>\n
\u2018neath a big willow tree<\/p>\n
and Harry would see<\/p>\n
and then befriend me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Instead of vehicular gridlock<\/p>\n
Angry people, horns blaring havoc<\/p>\n
by the bay I\u2019d be frocked<\/p>\n
with best bud, our arms locked<\/p>\n
a feast beside us on the dock.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When a bad day I\u2019d have<\/p>\n
people I can\u2019t save<\/p>\n
and the world seems to cave<\/p>\n
but a good book of prose<\/p>\n
brings me a rose<\/p>\n
and a crown on a throne<\/p>\n
feels like a second home<\/p>\n
and I\u2019ll ne\u2019er be alone.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u2013 Sandra Johnson, 6\/27\/21<\/p>\n
Inspiration: \u201cBooks were safer than other people anyway.\u201d \u2013 Neil Gaiman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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