If you’ve never read a book…

If you’ve never read a book
You’d never know what kind of magic and
Wonders a word can bring at times
It carries you into a whole new world
Of adventure and excitement

If you’ve never read a book
You would never experience the emotions
A character can express in a solitary moment
You can feel and embrace that individual
And lose yourself in time

If you’ve never read a book
You will never understand the meaning, beauty,
And value a word can insinuate to humanity
It touches your soul and warms your heart
All at the same time

If you’ve never read a book
You’d never have the knowledge of imagination
And creativity a manuscript has to offer you
You wouldn’t find out what great impact
It comes to be in your life

If you’ve never read a book
It’s that single written word that
Slowly unwinds an undiscovered Path
To an engraved dream waiting to be read
By you and me …