Assuming myself to be a reader avid and voracious,
To read new books I was indeed curious.
Thus, I went to a nearby bookstore,
And what I saw left me gaping,
For each book with their title and cover looked tempting
And the smell of the paper just increased my craving.
I went through all possible shelves that had me lured
I felt a sudden sickness i thought would never be cured
As time went by my mind felt heavy
For no discerned reason could I pick a book to read
More than a hobby it felt like a cumbersome deed
To my plight I gave a bit of a thought
And that's when I realized
That albeit my need to have paper-bound friend
I wasn't sure which to pick from the lot
My mind felt numb like a rock
Did I develop a reader's block ??
What kind of books do I really like,
For I never chose books on my own
And hence to me my favorites could strike
There were books of other genre that intrigued me
I could like those books, what was the possibility,
I never really read the author's other works
What was the author's credibility ?
I came across the books of the genres
That I liked but found them too familiar
I couldn't re-read my earlier books,
It felt like a problem too peculiar
That's when I was struck with epiphany,
Maybe that's how the world seems in its singularity
We make choices that may be wrong
And meet faces that may stay for long
And in this turmoil we doubt our individuality
Not in pride but in fear do we choose solidarity
I want to know beyond me, I want to explore
I want to experience variety, read everything
But never did I feel this need to implore
The reason had the problem simplified
It helped me face my deep dark issues
Memories that had me petrified.
I haven't yet read the books that stay at home
The books that yearn my attention
The books of my own shelf,
The books I want to borrow from my sibling
And most importantly, the books of my heart and mind.
Only when have I read these books entirely
Would I feel so enlightened
To know who I am, who I was and who I can be..
As for now there's only one thing that I can see...
That I am a Lion not one among the Sheep's flock
And thus I am grateful to have had this "Reader's Block"....
To read new books I was indeed curious.
Thus, I went to a nearby bookstore,
And what I saw left me gaping,
For each book with their title and cover looked tempting
And the smell of the paper just increased my craving.
I went through all possible shelves that had me lured
I felt a sudden sickness i thought would never be cured
As time went by my mind felt heavy
For no discerned reason could I pick a book to read
More than a hobby it felt like a cumbersome deed
To my plight I gave a bit of a thought
And that's when I realized
That albeit my need to have paper-bound friend
I wasn't sure which to pick from the lot
My mind felt numb like a rock
Did I develop a reader's block ??
What kind of books do I really like,
For I never chose books on my own
And hence to me my favorites could strike
There were books of other genre that intrigued me
I could like those books, what was the possibility,
I never really read the author's other works
What was the author's credibility ?
I came across the books of the genres
That I liked but found them too familiar
I couldn't re-read my earlier books,
It felt like a problem too peculiar
That's when I was struck with epiphany,
Maybe that's how the world seems in its singularity
We make choices that may be wrong
And meet faces that may stay for long
And in this turmoil we doubt our individuality
Not in pride but in fear do we choose solidarity
I want to know beyond me, I want to explore
I want to experience variety, read everything
But never did I feel this need to implore
The reason had the problem simplified
It helped me face my deep dark issues
Memories that had me petrified.
I haven't yet read the books that stay at home
The books that yearn my attention
The books of my own shelf,
The books I want to borrow from my sibling
And most importantly, the books of my heart and mind.
Only when have I read these books entirely
Would I feel so enlightened
To know who I am, who I was and who I can be..
As for now there's only one thing that I can see...
That I am a Lion not one among the Sheep's flock
And thus I am grateful to have had this "Reader's Block"....
