Book

Once in a while

Open a person like a book

Slowly trace your fingers 

Take a fine look

You might find the world 

That lies beyond the pages

To enter, you must forget the language

That you've known for ages

Close your eyes

Listen to the different sounds

They'll take you on top

Of the memories' mounds

Let all your senses 

Be truly alive

And you will witness

How they've survived

Never flip the pages with rage

You might get a paper cut

If the story doesn't amuse you 

Don't make a fuss

For it was you

Who wished to open

And the Pandora's box

Always comes as a token

Don't just read

The words that are written

When you're only at the first chapter

Never get smitten

Take a walk with them

Between the lines

They'll show you

Within them, all that shines

Then there will be pages

That you must not open

Wait patiently 

Until you're chosen

When time passes

Let them unfold

Come what may

Be ready to hold

Whatever you learn

Bury it in your heart

To respect their story 

Should be your part

But what about the ones

That are torn

The dark secrets

That are long gone

Would you be frustrated

And go in search of them ?

What good it would do

To unfurl the shame hidden behind the hem

If you don't wish to stay

Close them with care

Don't burn the pages

Just because you were scared

If you stay, stand your ground

And hold their hand

If you found them fighting

Things you don't even understand

Then you might come across those

That are smeared with snot and tears

Would you consider it gross

Or embrace their despairs

Keep going ahead

And you may sit side by side

And see the wounds

They have always tried to hide

Finally, when you leave

Be grateful that they let you in

Because you never know

How lonely someone might've been

As you close the book

Always keep in mind

There are pages

That you might never find