Life as a Book

I had glorious plans for my life. 
Warm ink transforming blank pages, 
destined to be a best seller! 
I felt specially bound. 

Printing press cranked out 
a glossy-colored cover, 
my name plastered 
in bold black letters for all to see. 

Signed inside by my creator 
I only rested on the bookstore shelf 
for three bitter hours 
before someone adopted me. 

Held gingerly each night by gentle fingers, 
eagerly offering my very soul 
until snores dropped me 
on soft, disheveled blankets. 

Word by word and line by line, 
page by page, and chapter by chapter. 
Night after night, I was dynamite 
till shut tight. 

Is that all there is? 
I've slept for ten years now... in a box, 
in a cobwebbed corner of a cluttered closet, 
dressed up and no place to go. 

I'm suffocating!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 8/30/2025 7:14:00 AM
You certainly had a creative inspiration, I've never thought to 'be a book' and now I wonder why. I love their feel and ability to take me to a time out of time. I read book after book from 3rd grade until I fractured my skull in my forties and couldn't retain blah blah blah ... point is, reader should pass it to sibling who'll give to Mom and on and on, that's how my female family readers rolled. Love this. Poetry hugs .. CayCay
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Ron VanHooser
Date: 8/30/2025 2:33:00 PM
Hi CayCay! Books have been a love of mine since I was little. Neither of my parents got past the fourth grade so books were not a part of our house. We literally were hillbillies in the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri. I had taught myself to read before starting school. They became a passion, holding a book that could answer my questions, take me on adventures was amazing. I still feel that way. Hugs, Ron
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