The Reader's Prayer
Tell me a story. Hold out your hand, take me on a ride. Entertain me, transport me, amuse me, inspire me, educate me, uplift or enlighten me. Engage me. Tell me a story. Don't waste my time with pretentions of grandeur. Save the world on your own dime. I'm here to be delighted, enraptured, moved and transformed. I want to believe. I want to be transported. Make me angry, make me weep, make me afraid, but for heaven's sake, make me care . Tell me a story. Keep me awake at night, turning pages. Haunt me through the day. Draw me in to your world, wrap me in the shimmering, glittering colors of your imagination, let me drown in your words. Make me never want to leave. Take me, I'm yours. Tell me a story. --Donna Ball