Monday, April 19, 2021

a banquet of words

i savor this book.
i read it slowly in bed,
perched upon a pillow
upon my knees.
page by page,
i'm in no hurry for the end,
i measure how
much is left,
holding it to the light,
and sigh.
just five pages tonight.
i don't want
it to end, not yet.

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