A poem
Leather bound, ornate and well read,
Her fingers kneaded the cover,
Shes a faithful bibliophile,
A collector and book lover,
An impulse latched her true desire,
Eyes scanned around, that which enticed,
Casing the library, before,
Furtively committing the heist,
With a sly slight of hand she slipped,
The book from table to pocket,
A devious dart to the door,
She was away like a rocket,
She fetishised all types of books,
Genres, size, shape, purchased or loaned,
Cardinal condition complied,
They all must already be owned,
Nature of a biblioklept,
To her, stealing books is an art,
Potent thrills came with a bookmark,
Powerful, she felt to outsmart,
Once she started, she couldn’t stop,
Bedroom walls, a fort with the loot,
Far from a the average bookworm,
She’s a dyslexic to boot!
Original poem by © Darius the Mate
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