lay me down
and open me
like your favorite book
waiting to be read

trace your fingers
over my lines
memorizing every word
every chapter
every secret
hidden between the pages

there’s something about
the way you linger
over every sentence
the way your fingers
slide between my pages
that makes my stories
come alive

but read me slowly
don’t rush through me
let your hands
find every hidden word
every place
I’ve left a little
of myself behind