But the book
That got me
Back into reading
In my fifth year
Of High School
Was The Catcher in the Rye.
To this day
Its still my favourite book
And I haven't found
Any Classic that
Struck such a chord
With me as much
As this one
Maybe it was
The timing that
The teacher spoke about it
And being in mid teens
Not knowing where
I was fitting in
In the world.
I did read Stephen Chboski's:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
It was amazing
In its own right
And had to have been inspired
By JD Salinger.
Freds sister spoke
About it and I
Ordered it online.
The teacher set us
All a challenge for summer
To read at least one book
Every week for six weeks.
I had taekwondo
Summer camp and
Met my pals
I bumped into
Them going up town
And I had all ready
Been to gym and shopping
And had no money left
They thought I was odd
For going home
And not joining them.
From that summer on
I began to read.
I never stuck to one
Genre. I got restless
Far too easy.
How I have always been.