Always Looked at but Never Read
Inspired by “Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith
Her spine was as stiff as it was
On her first day on the shelf
The book lay unopened
Always looked at but never read
Day after day, week after week
A hand would reach out into the shelf
And pick out one of the other books
All of them but herself
Some glanced at me
(Some even glimpsed the title)
But my pages had been left untouched all my life
And always looked at but never read
By Anonymous
