This Manga
By Alya Husna A A
Published 18 September 2015
I reach out for my book
And already I am mesmerised by it;
By the beauty it displays outside and the beauty it holds within.
By this manga.
The cover pages are a Kingfisher's wings
Beautiful and blue.
Its pages flutter open readily like a fan.
And to greet you instead of bulky words, are images, clear and true.
Its pages wear tattoos of ink
Inscribed on every page with glory.
Its illustrations dance 'round the page,
Luring me into the story.
Turning its pages,
One, two and four,
Out spills my laughter;
Each page some more.
But then, my dance through this world
Comes abruptly to a stop
As the bell blurts out its incessant noise.
Marking the beginning of another dreary lesson.