Books and People

I read -

So that I know I am not alone.

I also read -

Because I want to be left alone.

Sometimes I read -

Only to realise there are other people who are alone.

Then i read -

To understand how to be alone.

Beauty is -

Everytime I read,

I am not alone.

I meet people. 

I get to know them.

Some make me happy. 

Some make me laugh.

Some make me cry.

Some are forgettable too. 

Some relatable.

Some boring.

Some perfect.

And these people -

They make make me feel good.

They teach me empathy.

They cradle me with their presence.

They promise to be with me forever.

So I store these people safely between the pages of the books they belong to.

These books are their homes, afterall.

Always welcoming and warm -

With a room earmarked in my name!