The Four Walls

They say you should

write about what you know

not about somewhere

that you will never go.

If I took their advice,

I would only write

about my four walls,

then boredom

would soon set in and

my ideas would stall.

Closing my eyes,

I can arrive anywhere,

meet any historic figure

if I should dare.

My imagination

is the gateway to my writing,

swaps my life

for one more exciting.

When it’s all over,

I can return to my room

with new stories

that I can help bloom.