Keep Reading

I sit down,
close my eyes
Take a deep breath.
When I open them my breath is taken away from me
All the books.
it was all of them in the world
Millions.
sitting there, waiting
waiting to be read.
I stand up and slowly
so slowly,
walk up to the closest
bookcase.
Reaching from my feet to the high ceiling.
Millions, all of them in the world.
I slide my hands along the old and new
covers, careful not to disturb them
My eyes are everywhere
trying to take in everything.
I reach for one,
then another
I have a pile of books so heavy
my arms ache
I keep grabbing more and more,
Finally I sit and read.
I read forever.
Keep reading.