My Childhood Library-40 Years Later
Katy Olson
"Reflection" by Remy Frey, Charcoal
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He slides the book back with one smooth push
the circulation counter, once marbled brown now white from years of book slide Proof that all things wear Proof that in friction there’s exchange - A few flecks of formica for a book’s clear coat And as my soul slips across the surface of this library day I pick up memories from childhood - tiny trailing fingers over textured covers and spines and hefting Pooh Bear & Sammy the Seal over a tall ledge of newly marbled brown countertop. |