I was an open book.
My pages well read
Spine... broken
The words worn; faded.
Romance and hope
Exposive introductions
Happy endings...
But paper tears...
Dust collects on chapters
Unhinged and unsewn
Love letters lost
Incomplete stories.
The eyes distracted
And the imagination wanders
Ink bled from touch
No transcription.
Tome unraveled
Falling to ash
Crumpled wood without regard
Becoming only footing.
Best seller
Sold and regifted
Undesired folio
And left behind.