Intoxicating Books

The smell of books is intoxicating

Each breath is a hit of marvelous adventure

featuring the past, present, and future

Crisp pages tell a story beyond what is written in ink

They've heard joyful laughter and sorrowful sobs

Felt anguish and longing

Seen the wheels turning within the reader's brain

    - inspired by the words which lay before them

From this they've created futures full of magic and healing

The story within the story makes everything magical

Thus, making the smell of books much sweeter than any other smell in the world