I try to read the printed word and imbibe
Greater understanding to survive
In a world that is changing in unpredictable ways
A world headed to the future, but clinging to past ways
I pour over books, lose myself for hours
Books wield over me that kind of power
In the author’s narrative myself I immerse
Sometimes with the author I converse
In my imagination, trying to understand completely
What the author wishes the readers would see
There are many books with opinions that are quite
The opposite of each other, neither one is completely right
Or completely wrong- I try my best to read
Books representing both opinions indeed
I do not want synopses or summaries
I distill my knowledge from detailed stories
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One story at a time, my knowledge I expand
With each story, the world I better understand
Passion...unbridled 