i walk through the halls slowly
the books that line the shelves
are all the same
deep burgundy covers
pages dusty golden brown
other patrons would think they are old
and that no one reads them
they do not know that i sit
and read them slowly
in the middle of the night when i cannot sleep
caressing every page with the tips of my fingers
whispering words close to the paper
as my eyes flit across the pages
remembering why every line was written
some of the books
i never read
they are sometimes too painful to look at
but i do not hide them
they are held within shelves on the ceiling
always there
always threatening to fall and collapse
i haven't added a book for a long time to that forbidden shelf
in fact,
sometimes
around three am
i have climbed my way up to the ceiling
grabbed a book
and held it close to me
crying
it was because i forgot
that if this book had not been written
the books i love
in the shelves
on the floor
would not exist
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Little Snippets
PoetryA collection of original poetry. Warning: most of this is about love.
