"A Book, a Thing" poem written by a Cuban refugee student inspired by the book Peak(from Roland Smith).Joven refugiada y familia nos envía este poema que le inspiró el libro" Peak". Nicole Gutierrez

A book, a thing

A new peak everyday

A mountain, of knowledge

In just one book, one thing

A book, a world

Wondrous, divine

Like Everest

A dive into a new world,

For every book read

For every realm written

By the author themselves

I fly, I soar

A book, two wings for flight

My books, my wings, my endowment

I fly high, up to the top of the world,

The world, created by a pen, on paper

Has given me hope,

For one day,

I will be part of this world,

I will part of this dream

This dream, on this paper I read.

Thank you

Nicole Gutierrez, 2024