Imagination

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At the Library

by Nikki Grimes

I flip the pages of a book and slip inside,

where crystal seas await and pirates hide.

I find a paradise where birds can talk,

where children fly and trees prefer to walk.

Sometimes I end up on a city street.

I recognize the brownskin girl I meet.

She's skinny, but she’s strong, and brave, and wise.

I smile because I see me in her eyes.