The Joy of Reading - A poem by Me

When I read,

I leave the world behind,

When I read,

I enter a place unseen,

Renewing my existence 

with the turn of every page

When I read,

I feel detached with all that surrounds me

When I read,

The sounds of people howling around,

turns into whispers

When I read,

I embark on a journey

Exploring new terrains of wisdom,

Formed on the landscape of crisp white pages

When I read,

I depart from all my worries and anxieties

When I read, 

I become the story 

As well as the storyteller,

I become the memoir as well as the experiencer

I become the guidance as well as the guide

I then close the book and return to the world I call mine

A world that no longer has any hold over me,

Looks like from the burden of ignorance,

I am now forever free

Although reading did not change, 

Even the smallest ant or the tallest tree

But, I write my heart out in the last line of this poetry, 

That reading indeed liberated me