books all she can hear

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8:58 pm

fog on her glasses
from the still steaming tea.
a book in her hand
as she casually reads.
a catch in her breath
as the climax grows near.
she's deaf to the world;
the books all she can hear.
she's now completely lost,
in a world alone with
fictional characters that don't exist;
but in her mind they do.
or perhaps she is found
in this strange paper world
that's far, far from ground.
that's far from the sad reality she has.

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