Reading as an experience of dreaming with open eyes _____ AKSHR

Reading as an experience of dreaming with open eyes

 

Reading Is Dreaming with Open Eyes

When I read, my mind wanders.

I’ve always thought reading was 

a way of dreaming with open eyes.

So when I read, I don’t “see” words; rather, 

they render images in my head.

Sometimes I read fast and nothing comes to me 

but blankness—pages turn without meaning.

But when I read slowly, carefully, 

the words and images come together.

Every time I read I see something new, 

so reading is like dreaming with open eyes.

_____ AKSHR