Contributor: Sami Leung

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You transport me.

To other dreams, other planets,
other places of existing that I didn’t know existed;
you show me all the wonders of worlds of fantasy and reality,
I travel there with you, and we adventure together.

You transport me.

I love the way you fit in my palms,
how you just open up when I stroke your spine,
and how your tales and style can bring up my mood from depressed to euphoric,
Or from confused to delighted, and leave me wanting more.

You transport me.

I daydream about those silent, stolen times,
when we huddle together in a corner, me finding an escape from life in you,
secret getaways that we hide from our peers and parents,
I love those moments; they are the best moments in all the best ways.

You transport me.

Sometimes you put up a cover, a façade,
but that is just another part of you that I adore;
I am not daunted. I find your true worth and meaning behind
the summarizing words people try to drape on you.

You transport me.

The comforting weight of you in my backpack is a reminder
of the alone time we’ll spend together when I reach home;
your flat, slender figure rests on my desk like an invitation
to dive into your pages and plots and personalities.

You transport me.

When I’m with you, my imagination has no limits,
Each of your beautifully inked words race through my brain,
Opening paths to strange new lands and entrancing landscapes
Putting you down is the hardest part of our story.

You transport me.


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Sami Leung lives in Cerritos, CA with her pet snake named Elvis who she is trying to teach how to sing.