Dear Beloved Books,

i want to read
want to smell the fresh pages
need to feel the words beneath my fingertips

i want to fall into worlds
without trouble or care
and bury myself deep within
to never resurface

i want to take them to bed with me
that my head may rest upon something grander than pillows
that i may sleep in the comfort of my dearest friends
and never have to say farewell

that in sweet happiness i may be drowned


yes, i will indeed rest peacfully