Friday, 21 April 2023

Walking Libraries of Humanity


All we have achieved

all we have lost

all we have forgotten

dwells in us still

keeps us awake

gives us headaches

causes outbursts of temper

and longing for love


love is our garden

with its nutritious plants

seeds 


and weeds

those weeds that sprung up

when no-one was looking


who cares?


it's not a rhetorical question

it's on every shelf

we try to hide among

accounts of adventure

achievement

may get tucked at the back

one day

if we stop looking for the right book.

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