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Jan 13, 2021
The Book
The book
Pages on top
Of pages
It does not sing
Or dance
It waits
In manila folder
Accusing
Me of cowardice
Abandonment
I fear it
I need it
Testament
To who I am
The book
Why do I fear you
So?
Written by David Beaty
Novelist, screenwriter, poet. Fan of all things writing, film, music. Married forty-seven years. Dog lover.