The Boffin

bookshops are like lovers 

they numb in black & white

then seduce you with colour

titillate and tempt your soul

until you finally let go

find the courage to close

the book ~ pages which leave

you gasping ~ the breath of air

on your face feels like a slap

Frances Macaulay Forde © 2004

Finalist in “Inner City Life” Literary Competition 2004.