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The Book

nisetru

the book announced to be	1
captivating,	2
the book with the back cover	3
eaten by a mouse.	4
and as it opened	5
sucked me in	6
through invisible gates	7
and i wandered	8
upon its rows of small	9
black dots and lines and curves	10
each word a color	11
each color a sunset	12
thoughts i used to think	13
and a name that wasn't my own.	14
days went by	15
and i owned its story	16
and followed its paths	17
and glided	18
and flew	19
and returned to testify	20
against the loss of	21
innocence.	22
the book was captivating,	23
its every word pulling me	24
further in its silken labyrinth.	25
i've eaten its flesh	26
like a child eating peaches	27
and i fell asleep	28
still holding it	29
between my fingers.	30
stepped off daylight	31
the sound of heartbeat	32
the smile of triumph	33

and i woke up	34
throwing it away	35
as if it were a black spider	36
climbing on my finger	37
weaving dreams	38
between eyelids and its smooth skin	39
the book with the back cover	40
eaten by a mouse	41

captive	42

04/30/08

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