Juarez, Natalie

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Writing Waves Volume 5 Article 10 May 2022 Ode to Books Natalie Juarez Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/writingwaves Recommended Citation Juarez, Natalie (2022) "Ode to Books," Writing Waves: Vol. 5, Article 10. Available at: https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/writingwaves/vol5/iss1/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Journals at Digital Commons @ CSUMB. It has been accepted for inclusion in Writing Waves by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ CSUMB. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@csumb.edu. Juarez - "Ode to Books" Writing Waves JournalOde to BooksNatalie JuarezKeywords: books, joy, endless, escape, lessonsAn ode to BooksYou make me smile, You make me cryYou give me an escape, yet you trap me I can’t let go of you onceI get youBut you only give me a small amount of time to be with youYou give me enough to satisfy me,But never to indulge, never, ever, EVER!Some of my fondest memories are from you,Yet you have shown me what heartbreak could do, I have neverexperienced such fierce love in which you show meexist, But you make it a standard that I want to experience,A standard for which I will hold out for,Because you give me just a taste of what it would feel like,A bookJust paper and wordsBut you are much more than that, Your words are like the sailand the paper is the pacific,Giving boundless journeys that will be read to lifetimes yet tocome, You make, you break, you take, you give, you steal,You do everything to my heart and connection towards itexcept keep itBecause although you make up of all my daydreams andPage 1 of 2Juarez - "Ode to Books" Writing Waves Journalnightmares, You never let me keep you long enough to fully knowyouOnce you end, you never begin again.Page 2 of 2

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