Reading a book - a poem

Reading a book

A flash of colour crosses my eyes

Turning my head into its direction

I walk towards it

Pick it up

Turn it around

And read

But of course, never judge a book by its cover

I start to read

Turning page after page

Smiling when needed to smile

Frowning when needed to frown

There are moments

When

You

Slow

~~

When

It Makes

You Yawn

~~

There are moments when the thrill overtakes you

When you are reading so fast your eyes start to hurt

When your are reading so fast the words are flying everywhere

When you

Can’t

Process

Anything.

There are times when you go back

When you read it again

make sure it really happens

And when it does really happen

A slow sly grin slips through your lips

But then the grin

slips away as slowly as it came

You cry

And you laugh

At the same time

Decide what emotion

Would make the most sense

But you can’t decide

And both emotions cross your expression

But of course

Every story has

A happy ending

Jessica Tomson Year 7