World Without Books

World Without Books

What would we read?

What would we write?

How would we tell

The tale of our plight?

A world without books

Would be a world without dreams

Unshared and lost

In an ocean of screams.

How would we know

How our brother man feels?

If we could not peruse

His way and his will?

How would we treasure

Another friend's heart?

If we could not read it

We'd stay miles apart.

A world without books

Would be a world without voice

We'd reason in silence

Not seeing a choice.

For books bid us "Come!"

And welcome us home

And allow us to find out

That we're not alone.

©voo

aug 22, 08