The Scholastic Book Fair

5 dollars burning a whole in my pocket Watching every second of the clock tick Please bell hurry and ring, I'm waiting to go browse and buy my way to happiness Everything I ever wanted in the world was waiting down the hall in my school library Forget Christmas, Forget Spring Break Nothing compared to the excitement I felt for the Schoolastic Book Fair I'd walk around every aisle running my fingers over all the covers and down every spine Searching for the the stories that longed to be mine These were the days I couldn't wait to get home I would run outside to dig into my treasure, What adventure I would find underneath the large oak trees that lined the cracked concrete on my quiet empty street A literary escape on a chilly fall evening A different life for me awaits