she slips the book
from a shelf, needing
tiptoes to reach.
the spine cracks
as she opens the
cover. unfolds a realm,
previously figmented in
her mind.
the austerity of her
imagination, about to be
shredded. absorbing
written enlightenment,
letting the power of word
invade every functioning cell
of her long ago lifeless
remains. once devoid eyes
begin to spark as
she reaches climax.
scanning page after
yellowed page. her
frantic search for
comprehension is
unquenchable. kneels down,
sucking the marrow
from the surface.
exhausted, she reaches up
to replace the book
on tiptoes.
hands waver, her body is
feeble. she has grown ancient
in this euphoric place.
the book slips
from her grasp, falling
dreamlike into the abyss.
somewhere in the distance,
a cell door swings open.
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