worlds of words

paper walls and

illustrious words on

scratch-and-sniff pages,

wildly painting

wormholes into other

universes and twisting

fantastical towers into

origami homes.

ivy-grown dragons

and mismatched lovers,

both known and unknown,

loping through restless

nights and lamplight

armchairs and long

plane rides.

tokens of travel and

trophies of our own

unbridled intelligence.

worn, ingrained,

essential essences to

our bursting souls:

to read and also,

to be read again.