To Close a Book

To close a book

Separates one world from another.

The first is lovely at the first look;

The other is too broken to be together.

As the cover sticks to the rest of the pages,

A barrier is fixed as I make a sigh.

As one journey stops through the ages,

Another goes on and dreams fly high.

To close a book

Is leaving all fantasies behind.

Though you have to let go of the things you once get hooked,

Memories remain and are available for rewind.

The empathy that brought back a love that's lost

The words that inspired a soul in darkness

A resolved conflict priced at a worthless cost

A lesson that's worthy to be witnessed.

To close a book

Separates the ideal from real.

The former may line smooth as the latter has a crook.

There's a reason why real can't remain still:

It rests on the hands.

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