I read a poem

"A tiny ode to the lovely poems"

I read a poem,
It made me laugh
A clever, silly thing
How I really wished that I could write like that

I read a poem
It made me weep
Exquisite words, speaking to my pain
I could only read it once, but I bookmarked the page

I read a poem
It made me sigh
It spoke with rare and tender words
I sat quietly in wonder, then I read a few more times

I read a poem
It made me feel so lonely
As I read the saddest words
I thought, I am not the only

I read a poem
It made me smile
I simmered in the joy
A lyrical reminder that it’s good to be alive

I read a poem
Then I read a poem
Then I read another
Until finally, finally
Dreamland calls me over