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 Word CountLove is a bookWhich has exactly 237 pagesI am 51.8% of the way through.I paid for this book with pennies and dimesBanked from years of 9 to 5 loneliness When I finish, the book will belong to meAnd then I will share some of it with you I will read it out loudI will reenact certain passages But you won ' t be able to touch it Or even look at itYou will have to get your ownI ’ve measured its length and widthAnd yes it fits perfectly on the bookcaseAt home. I can read it as often as I wishBut someone has to cast a spellIn order to turn the pageAnd something has to happenTo the space around my heartIf I want to understand it wellI ' m not explaining it very wellThere are things beyond The reach of novice pedantry Everyone has to read it themselves Here ’s what they don’t teach:If you read it just once, it stops being a bookIt becomes a dusty space on a shelfAn empty slot where I ’d put all my hopes A giant tome of everythingThat can ' t be written down An absence that is the sumTotal of all its wordsAdded up8/27/22

Source: Buckeye Surgeon - August 27, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs