The Importance Of A Lifeline

A lifeline theoretically keeps you alive- the small glimmer of light in the darkness. A lifeline can be something or someone on whom you can always rely. For some, their lifeline is quite tangible; something they can hold and clutch to their chest. For others, their lifeline can simply be an idea that keeps them sane when they feel the earth crumbling beneath their feet.

My lifeline- a tangible object that lifts me up and brings me into other worlds when this one is breaking and cracking with the weight of my distress. For a person like me who shies away from conflict and exposing my soft emotions to the cold harsh world around me, my lifeline; a book, is an essential lifeline for me to have. Because people cause the most damage and people are who i’m afraid of the most.

The day is warm; songbirds singing from their tree home and the warm spring transitioning to summer breeze is blowing outside. Floating through my open bedroom doorway, a sweet and decadent smell reaches my nose signifying that cinnamon rolls are baking in the kitchen. Bass reverberates, bad singing is heard, and I can distinctly visualize the tall and lanky form of my mom’s boyfriend wriggling and jumping around the living room. He’s dancing. On a day such as this my nine year old self could usually be found curled up on the living room

It’s as i’m drawn into the delightful writing of Lemony Snicket and the cursing that filled up my head fades to petty background noise that I realized how important books really are too me. Something that allows me to leave situations I don’t want to be apart of and have fun with characters who are better than people ever could be. All through life i’ve relied on books to see me through tough times most I can’t even remember, which is why books are the only real lifeline I ever