The worst part of any book
is almost always the binding.
This is not to say
there are not beautiful books
hidden between charming covers.
Rather, the binding is a crook,
that steals by confining,
confounding every page
with a thousand stories overlooked
by those ever opposed lovers.
I yearn to read just one book
unbound from its bindings,
that can life’s chaos convey.
A book that is neither a book,
nor governed by cover-sown shutters.
At DVerse, the prompt today is to write a poem that’s loosely based on French ideals and culture OR
to write a poem using the poetic form “Rimas Dissolutas.”
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Seamus O'Shaughnessy, Jr. 
I love the paradox of a book that is not a book…in fact, I would love to read one of those!
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I like to think of life as a book that is not a book 🙂
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That’s a pretty good description!
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OMG.
I love this poem, Seamus. I love the concept and thinking and imagery. I wish I had written this piece.
❤
David
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David, thank you so much! 🙂
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A v good take on shallowness….enjoyed v much…
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reading!
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I love the metaphor of how bound a book can be… maybe we need that endless story that goes where we like it to go. The best option is probably a blank notebook.
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Can you write in a notebook without a pen? One of life’s great mysteries!
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Oh my heart this is incredibly deep and poignant. I especially love and resonate with; “I yearn to read just one book unbound from its bindings, that can life’s chaos convey.” Yes! Thank you so much for writing to the challenge. 💝💝
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Thank you so much, I’m glad you liked it! 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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You are so right. The bindings, the title, both conspire to misrepresent and inhibit. I love to pick a book at random to overcome enticing preconceptions. I read for what I find inside and what I imagine it means. And then there is the question of how to read the book of life?
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The book of life is written in a language I can’t read haha
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If you need the unorganized pages of an overthinking ADHD person’s attempt at a diary, just say that 🖤
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