Ode to Literature

Every single inch of time
Every memory that makes up our lives
Can easily be captured
And kept safe inside our minds

And when these moments are placed on paper
Line, by line, by line
These experiences come to life
And somehow are defined

All the emotions felt by those
That are constantly aware
Always kept upon their toes
Their many ideas are set aflare

These people become warriors
Their weapons are their words
Their stories become couriers
Their tales soar fearlessly like birds

Through creative minds, these ideas of humanity are brought about
And although these works of art are fleeting,
Literature is the one thing, it seems
I simply cannot live without