A BOOK

By H. Lee

From PHN Issue 57, Summer 2024

Bars do not a prison make
If one has a book to read
Stone and steel seem to disappear
Simply with the turn of a page
Adventures unfold, treasures untold
Await those who venture within
A book will take you to
Places you never before been
Places you never imagined you’d go
Places unseen, as if in a dream
Places better than the place you’re in
So walk away from that rerun TV
Put down those dominoes
Leave the fussin’ and cussin’ behind
Travel to new worlds, new adventures
Make new friends, set yourself free
Even if only temporarily
Your body may be bound
Within walls that surround
Yet the mind remains free
If one has a book to read
It’s the best solution for life
While life is passing you by