unreadable

 a thick

book of fiction, is not always

palpable

enough to read,

but you find other uses

for it.

War and Peace

or Ulysses.

it holds a window up,

allowing

the breeze,

or the door 

from closing.

it's not a first edition,

so who cares.

let the dog nibble

at its cover, tear

at the dried pages,

of so many unread leaves.