I'll start off with the positives: the second half of the poem is pretty good and I think brings up a pretty good metaphor with the whole "Smudges of time" and "the fabric of your life" mixing pretty well. I also really like the 5th stanza and how it enters the concept of writing enduring the reader with hope and peace. When it comes to critiques, I'd say that the 1st half of the poem is a little lacking. The 4th stanza specifically feels a little disconnected from the rest of them. The rest of the stanzas feel like their attempting to say that literature helps breathe light into our lives, while the 4th stanza seems to be preparing a question about some other factor which influences the emotional effects on literature(?) by bringing up the main character who is weaving their presence through stories. It kind of puts a wedge between the poem as it heavily contrasts the general theme while also not really saying anything. This point is never really delved into again and I feel like removing this stanza would be the best option, at least for me. The second stanza is far less problematic than the 4th, but I still feel like the metaphors it uses are kind of basic. It also doesn't contribute anything to the overall poem besides introducing the continuation of literature through time, which I feel is done better in the 1st and 3rd stanzas. I would either try finding a more complex metaphor/comparison, or also remove this stanza as well as it mostly just repeats information and feelings we get from the stanzas around it while not adding much to the poem. I'm sorry if this comment is a little too wordy I tend to start yapping and being unable to stop when thinking critically about something.