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As
I slow up
and everything becomes harder
I've become a slow reader
I no longer devour books
like I used to when I was young
now I struggle to get through one
it takes me forever to finish a book
even though I still love to read
I let them sit a long time
to age
as I myself am aging
I wonder if there will come a time when
(like my mother in her latter years)
I put aside the ways of the world and
give up reading entirely
I hope not
that would be like surrendering
like giving in to death
I hope my real life
is as
satisfying as a good book
and that when the last page is turned
I am happy with the ending
accepting of the closing like
the ending of a good book.
© d.knape
August 4, 2015
More "Once Upon A Line" - Light verse
and poetry by d.knape
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