Stuck on a Book

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I've read that book at least 10 times already.

And over and over again, I fall in love with the author's words, and the characters in it. I fall deeper than the last time I opened the cover.

I get stuck up in a verse,
And mumble the words gently like a prayer.
I tingle in the words spoken of love,
And get thrilled with every danger.

I couldn't help it.
I love the book that much.
And I'll probably never find anything that can compare
To those words on the pages.

But somehow,
I always skip the last part.
I started skipping it the first time I read the last.
Because it marks 'The End'

Like the author saying 'It's over. Move on.'
But I can't just do that.
It's hard to accept that something has ended
When I, myself, haven't found a closure.

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