I Was Never Alone

I am never alone when I am reading a book.

I can picture the way the characters look

When they laugh and cry, I know just how they feel.

To me every book that seems real.

When I am lonely or sad, they help me to forget.

Each one is the best or most interesting yet.

Some are nice, some are not, some fill me with fear.

But I keep reading, year after year.

One lives in a mansion, one lives in a shack

I stop to visit and often come back.

Each brings an adventure, whether sweeping or small

I can't wait to go there, I treasure them all.

When it's rainy or cold and there's no one to play.

My friends on the pages whisk me away.

They lead me to places that I haven't known

When I read a book, I am never alone.