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Reader’s Retreat

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By Gianna Mulvey

I lose myself everyday

In wonders of false worlds

With people whom I’ve never met

And stories fabricated from time

After the last page has been turned

And there are no words left to ponder

I wonder why I feel so empty on the inside

After all the journeys I have encountered

The friends I’ve made along the way

And the love stories I’ve watched blossom

I sometimes forget

That they never really existed at all

Yet somehow

They still exist inside me

Lasting memories that will linger for ages to come