Pages Turn

[Verse] Words on paper ink stained fingers Lost in chapters mind it lingers Stories told in dust and grime Tangled plots running out of time [Verse 2] Hero's journey villain's laugh Lost in narratives swollen path Turning pages torn and frayed Finding meaning in dark day's shade [Chorus] Ink and paper scream and shout Literature the only route Words they tumble break and bend In the end we just pretend [Verse 3] Characters born of fleeting dreams Silent whispers piercing screams Protagonist fails rises anew Fiction's world our lives imbue [Verse 4] Fading letters yellowed spine Wisdom hiding in every line Bleeding thoughts onto parchment Hollow souls find their moment [Bridge] Metaphors and similes fight Under moon's cold distant light Grammar rules they twist and break In the story's grip we ache