No longer read
Dust covered
at the head
of the bed
Underneath a table
Positioned a certain way
making it more stable
remedy for the sway
A source of heat
On a frigate winter’s day
Ripped out pages
burn the cold away
Cut up. Torn apart
arranged a certain way
A work of art
Hung for display
At the bottom of the door
Preventing perpetual close
To be read nevermore
Discarded poetry and prose
By Bill Marable
2/14/2026
5:53 pm
