I bought a library

Posted on by Reena Saxena
Library

I bought a repository of thoughts
-to internalise
make me wise
-I fingered pages with love
burnt eyesight at midnight
and yet…

The wise refused to speak
with my unsteady voice
-dedication discarded
-devotion ignored
borrowed words jumped back
into trembling amber flames

I burnt the library
to light up my soul
-nurture usurped thoughts
to blend with my own
-patch up broken pieces
emerge as a whole

I cast shadows on the floor
quilted with uniqueness
crafted to invite encores
characters dance in the dark
I embrace stories on a roll

Words etched in truth,
echo only my proof.

What Do You See #340

21 thoughts on “I bought a library”

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  3. Your choice of words—and the skill with which you beautifully weave them together—is magnificent, Reena.

    ‘I burnt the libraryto light up my soul-nurture usurped thoughtsto blend with my own-patch up broken piecesemerge as a whole’

    ‘This is so unique.’

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  9. damn!*

    I also like what vermavkv said about:

    “...painful but necessary transformation from merely absorbing knowledge to truly internalizing and becoming it.”

    *a compliment on your choice of words that grab (certain) Readers by the lapels and say, ‘Hey!’

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  10. This is an extraordinarily powerful piece of poetry — raw, intelligent, and deeply symbolic. 🔥✨

    The journey from borrowing wisdom to creating your own truth is expressed with such striking imagery. “I burnt the library to light up my soul” is an unforgettable line; it captures the painful but necessary transformation from merely absorbing knowledge to truly internalizing and becoming it.

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