Stuck in a Story

Stuck in a Story

Stuck in a story

Unable to escape

The scene on the page

I tried to escape the four corners of the page

The page wouldn’t let me out

In its rage

The page turned another page

Sandwiched me in between

The pages of the story

I tried to escape

I could only pick up a word

Now leaving a space

A word I could not replace

Ink on my hands

I thought, if I draw a door

I drew a door from the top to bottom of the page

In my frustration

The page shut the door in my face

I try to escape this story

I move to the other side of the page

I’m stuck in a picture frame

If I draw a hammer

I may be able to escape

I took the nails out of the door

The door fell on the page floor

I was swished

I got up

There still was no escape

Stuck in a story page

No means of escape

Covered in ink

A vital word missing from the story page

Stuck in a picture scene

A picture frame surrounding me

If only I could rewrite the book

I tried so hard

I rewrote every word

It didn’t matter how it did end

Every time I was stuck in a story book

In a picture frame on the page

Yet, the vital word was always missing

From the end, middle or beginning

I was stuck in a story with no escape

I drew so many things to escape

Scissors, rope, a pencil and an eraser

It did not work

I couldn’t write the missing vital word

I know it sounds absurd

I’m stuck on a page in a story book

In a picture frame scene

Missing the vital word

With ink on my hands

Stuck in a story

Unable to escape

The scene on the page

I tried to escape the four corners of the page

The page wouldn’t let me out

I tried to shout out loud

I even wrote help

I’m stuck in a story

Unable to escape

The scene on the page

I tried to escape the four corners of the page

I have to face it

I’m stuck in a story

Unable to escape the scene on the page

Toria

21/11/2022