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She was given dreams in which

books blocked the sunlight

streaming through her windows..

or their shelves toppled over

burying her..

how heavy a number are..

as they weigh her down

and attachment to them

blocks her from freedom..

as they encourage her

to live in her mind

not her heart



how many are printed on the

carcasses of living trees

whose baby birds were smashed

.. unable to fly away..



and yet.. when she is sad..

authors' spirits enkindle

her mind with the torches

hidden in the pages..



and the words of some

clear debris from the

road

between her mind and her

heart


Author's Notes/Comments: 

A woman with a purple aura told poster that
she was considered retarded because she could not read..
her concentration was diverted by an alcoholic father at home
and a sexual molester in the neighborhood..
she was not able to read until the age of 14 .. when
Harriet Leaf.. head children's librarian at the ASPCL..
took her under her wing and taught her daily to read.. then others discovered that
the woman is brilliant..God bless those who take the time as Harriet
did

to Barbara, Amy P,
Marty, Virginia, Sharon H, Gladys and
the other patent, kind
silent slaves of
the library community
they serve

May all libraries
provide as they do
once used or cotton or
recycled
paper for printers

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