There are many chores that need to be done
Begging completion is the work that was this morning begun
There is dinner that needs to be prepared and served
Despite all these demands on my time, I have not swerved
My attention from reading the book I have in hand
My relationship with books, you must understand
Is one of dependence to a high degree
If a book captivates me, I am only set free
After the last page has been turned
Only then to the practical realm I return
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Of course I find time to read in my day
It is everything else to which attention I do not pay
A good book is always a good excuse
That to shirk my responsibilities I can choose
Engrossed in a book I can ignore easily
All the noise, the gossip, the chatter around me
Passion...unbridled 