Romance Novel

I read quite voraciously, and read

Books in every genre indeed

From self-help books to literary fiction

From non-fiction to memoirs- but I have a predilection

For anything published in large print these days

I admit, at the risk of being ridiculed by bibliophiles anyway

That sometimes my valuable time I spend

In reading romance novels, I shall not pretend

That romance novels are beneath my standard in books

I do not care that somewhat uncouth I look

Romance novels appear templated and predictable

Full of good looking men and women gullible

But the happily ever after vibe makes me see

The world in a more positive light temporarily

Even in a poorly written plot, love conquers all

Not for the characters, but for the emotions I fall…

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There are many good books waiting to be read

But I have had a long day, I need to relax before going to bed

Let me pick a romance novel to help leave behind

All the worries of the real world plaguing my mind

Let me join the millions of women all over the world

Who read these novels in solitary pleasure, word by word

Tomorrow I shall pick up a meatier book and regain

My bibliophilic persona once again