To get lost in a book
The simple satisfying motion
The turning of a page
To become someone else for a moment
As you begin to escape
To believe in something
Couldn’t possibly exist in reality
Though as you read
You can’t help but to imagine
When you begin to see
It could actually happen
Go after the one you love
Turn up at the last second
Unannounced and unexpected
Tell them you can’t live without them
They’re the only one you want
And that you’re sorry it took you so long
You’d run your hand through their hair
Pull them in closer
With sparks flying through the air
As the rain pours with the roaring of thunder
The Hallmark channel is rolling with cameras
Let’s be honest here
Moments like those don’t happen anywhere
Unless you make one
You meet someone
And suddenly you start to admire
Everything about them
You weren’t ready for a relationship
So you become friends
Then as anyone could guess
You start to like that person
But you don’t want to ruin anything
So you keep it hidden
Though as it turns out
They also had secrets
If it can happen in a book
Maybe just... go for it
Show up out of nowhere
In a crowded bar
Making your way through a sea of strangers
Dim lighting and deafening music
Even though your nerves are racing
You know it’ll be worth it
Your hands are shaking
But push through it
This is one of those moments
As your eyes meet
The music becomes muffled
The people moving slower
You start to walk closer
Their eyes almost look a different color
Than you’ve ever seen before
The space between us
Isn’t there anymore
It was then I woke up
I must’ve misunderstood
Or simply... I was lost in a book

-LL