Exploration
A book carefully selected.
A story full of twists and turns.
A journey waiting to begin.
One does not need to travel to discover some place new.
All that is needed is a cracked open book
To lasso the reader in.
Images coming to life before them
Dancing and flitting by in vibrant colors
Then halting too soon to an end.
But never fear, the next adventure is waiting just one book over.
- Bonnie Zablocki
Torn
Part of me is a cool teal—
Relaxed and at ease,
Quick to make a joke and smirk,
Going along with whatever the tide washes up.
But when I am alone with my thoughts,
I am an inky purple, like an overly ripe plum—
Fears constricting actions,
Self-doubt ripping apart confidence,
Concerns of failure tingeing every movement towards change
Yet they have both brought experiences to cherish when life goes away.
- Bonnie Zablocki