A poem by Autumn Brutyn
Escape with me To a world of words The realm of romanticized reality Of seeing things you’ll never see Sunkissed futures, starlit pasts Moonbeam dreams and love that lasts Blue gardens in a far off place A time your presence will never grace A honeyed, silver fantasy An indulgence embellished fancifully Buoyed beyond the earth and seas Transcending, bright philosophies A reverie Your heart grows light and feathery Soar with me on the flip of pages Let paragraphs pull you to spotlit stages Reading is a siren in a billowing gown Whose kisses won’t drag you down you dive in deeper and deeper but you’ll never drown The water is warm and knowledge-bound She’ll lure you in with her sweet elixir A tale of lore with adventurous shimmer A dash of “ancient,” “gold,” and “treasure” The chapters gust by like a warm summer zephyr You’re ensnared in her grip But the blood doesn’t drip; your life gets better with each reality slip Of course, to “get away” is a curse and a gift The honeydew daydreams could lead to a rift Between what is real and what is not You’ll find yourself often in an in-between spot Escape with me To a world of words The realm of romanticized reality Of seeing how wonderful life can be When you live in a land of stories
Life and Lemons 