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Prologue on Reading

Reading is diving into a universe all it's own,
Leaving behind the ringing thoughts which echo in your mind,
Warning of upcoming deadlines,
Whispers of importances long forgotten.

I find myself falling into farfetched stories,
Of impossible people,
Places that have and will never exist.
If I'm going to cut loose from my world,
I want one starkly different to enter.
That being said,
My interests follow my taste.
Until I try a new food,
There's no knowing if it's appealing.
And if someone bothered to cook it,
I have only to enjoy the dish as the chef intended it.

To read is one of my greatest happinesses,
But also a luxury of time,
In a life where one must remain anchored,
In order to stay afloat.
Casting off from reality is dangerous at a school,
Where burying your head in the minutia of work is applauded.

Making time is what seperates me from a machine.
A machine works faster, harder, and without breaks.
What I bring to the table is experiences to draw off of,
Inspiration which fuels me.

The human element of art,
Necessitates unproductive enjoyment to ground it.
To be free is to maintain a fresh creative mind,
An escape is needed in order to be free,
Reading is an escape you can take anywhere.

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