I\'m closing the books,
keeping the covers shut tight,
recently I\'ve been
tearing out the pages
handing them out
to passers-by.
I\'m closing the books,
rather than letting people
leaf through this thin
dog-eared, yellow-page volume
and criticise the character,
the plot and the story.
I\'m closing the books,
from now on there will be
only the black and white author photo,
and the blurb on the
back-cover to reveal
a brief summary
of the contents.