Of Passages on Pages of Time

Used books were sold each semester. Los Angeles City College bookstore, and California State University, Long Beach ... They, too, sold used books. I've been in possession of some - Students felt fortunate stumbling on the right one, For some classes commenced without certain books - "Liberation Theology" was one such book- I'd already own a copy signed by Dr. Cornell West He spoke at Dr. Maulana Karenga's center one Sunday. The point I want to make is: Some used books held handwritten notes- Students left their marks on pages of time. And as the years passed, I formed a habit - That habit told me not to borrow library books. Why? I read, and like breeze with leaves, I twiddle words. To deface another person's property... how trifling. And so, I'd browse Barnes & Noble, and Thrift stores housing books I would purchase and cherish. For I know countless poems will come to mind For I have seen haiku moments in my travels, For when I die, find me on pages of time. *