Reading in quarantine

We will spend a lot of time deciding which books to read

We will learn how to disappear and find ourselves in our books.

When you close libraries for us, we will hide and still read.

We will leave books for other girls to read

Between the chores we will always find time to get back to our books

We will sow a garden of words and dreams

We will read forbidden books about forbidden things

A well read woman will intimidate you

Watch us reach the glass ceiling and smash it for good

We will peek at you once in a while

We will read our way to freedom

Unlimited books for limitless dreams

Too busy for your banter

Sometimes our books will be stolen

But we will our ways back to them and reclaim them

We will talk about the books we love real LOUD

Take ourselves on solo book dates

We know our books will wait for us

As we have waited for them

All this time

To find the right words

In a world that never gave us a language

As we sleep and wake with them

We will carry our books

Safe and growing

Someday all women will be libraries.