because
too many other people have touched them before
and
she doesn't know for sure where they have been.
that mystery is my favorite part
i wonder who had you on october 12th
and renewed you continuously through december?
who doggy eared your page 23
and underlined the words "infinite" and "unforeseen"?
whose hazelnut decaffeinated coffee stained your rippled cover
where did you rest the longest, ignored, untouched, isolated
who cared for you the most, attentive, touching, turning, listening
what hungry puppy sank his teeth into your binding
-food for thought
what woman grasped you tightly on a moving train
-novel nourishment
what man tossed you into a bursting briefcase
-professional prose
what child turned you, curiously examining
the pages, the letters, the words, the smells
the musty, doggy eared pages of shared language.
she doesn't like library books because ? she cant read.
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