The Delicacy
I am well-worn and fragile
like a book found for free
at the white elephant sale
and I am still
hardly even worth it.
Faded,
yellowed,
and difficult to read.
These pages tear when they turn.
Sometimes it seems safer
skipping to the end.
like a book found for free
at the white elephant sale
and I am still
hardly even worth it.
Faded,
yellowed,
and difficult to read.
These pages tear when they turn.
Sometimes it seems safer
skipping to the end.