books are better

you keep buying books,
you refuse to give
in to the current
trend of electronic
everything. you like
the smell of a dusty
book, the torn page,
the dog earred corner
where you underlined
a word, a sentence,
an amazingly perfect
phrase. you like
the way they line
up on the shelves,
how you can reach and
grab one at any minute.
no wires, no batteries,
no plugs, nothing
but the written page
between two covers,
hard or soft. keep
printing, keep
making books. don't
stop. books are better.