sedentary & collecting dust
so thin, i must be made of paper
but that's a blessing! it means i won’t rust!
not that it really matters, because

i can’t move
unless you move me
so that i can move you.
you haven’t touched me in ages...
why don’t you open me up,
so you can arch my spine
while your gaze tickles my skin,
i mean--my pages.

you used to love the words that poured out of me
as your fingers caressed me, line by line
you used to take me to bed with you
every. single. night.
you just couldn’t get enough.
i used to make you smile
i used to make you cry
i used to make you giggle
i used to make you sigh
but now i only sit here,
stacked up with more of me,
waiting for you to open
and come inside of me.
you know you love my ink
and the ways it makes you think,
how perplexing can i be
with you so deep inside,
i know you wish that you were here
on this wondrous joyride.
pleasure & pain await you,
it’s all inside of me.
a Brave New World, if you dare,
say “hi” to Aldous Huxley.
or maybe you’re more into
something more cliche,
i can be some Nicholas Sparks,
if you sing The Last Song with me.

perhaps by now you’re feeling,
a bit more adventurous
in that case, i can be
J.K. Rowling’s best.

or maybe you’re just trying to Figure your Shit Out,

I can provide wise words
from Amy Biancolli
to help you with your doubt.
what i’m getting at here is,
you used to tear through me
we used to transcend to other worlds
or the world that’s the same
but, different.
i miss the way you touched me,
i miss being taken to bed
i miss the way you thought of me,
before you felt so dead.
curriculums have rotted you
and molded all your sleep
now there's no imagination
when you attempt to count your sheep
you lack a life with leisure,
you never are at ease,
i promise you’ll feel better,
after another night with me.
put aside the textbooks,
meant only to gatekeep.
university is synonymous with conformity.
that has never been the life for you,
you crave adventure, passion, and thrills.
not the things being done to you
at the cost of all your will.
so, come move me
and wipe off all my dust.
so that i can move you
in a direction you can trust.