When I Read a Good Book...

 

 

 

When I read a good book,

I wish I could write as good a book;

Be as excited to read my own writing,

As the authors I love and admire

For their own art of words.

When I read a good book,

And I laugh and I cry

Or I feel just the same way

As the author has described

But I could never have known

To say it in that way,

Even though it describes me perfectly.

And maybe I am a little jealous

For not having thought of it first.

When I read a good book

And the words they use

Are way beyond my own vocabulary use,

Yet because they use it well,

I still know what it means.

And then I wish I could use those words

In my own writing,

But thy never seem to flow as well.

Or I read a good book,

Then I try to write,

But end up staring for far too long

At a white blank screen

Till I give up

And leave writing

To those who really know how,

And begin to wash the dishes instead.