The magic book
did not demand:
“Be famous first.”
“Have a perfect plan.”
It did not say:
“Write 300 pages.”
“Win a prize.”
“Know all the stages.”
It said one thing:
Start with a card.
Not too big.
Not too hard.
A card can be:
One memory.
One scene.
One person.
One dream.
One joke.
One lesson.
One win.
One confession.
One bad day
turned into art.
One small truth
from a beating heart.
That is the trick.
That is the door.
One card first.
Then one card more.
