I buy Stephen King's new books the first day they come out,
Lend them to my sisters later and we talk about
All the things we loved about the story but, I fear,
In the lending process my books - sometimes - disappear.
Recently, two sisters moved and when they went to pack
They found seven books by Steve, of mine, and gave them back.
I can't wait to re-read them now that they've been returned.
First time through I read so fast my retinas got burned.
Second time I read a book I take it nice and slow.
There's no need to rush it because I already know
What is gonna happen, so I'll linger on a phrase
And a book that took me hours then, now lasts for days.
I would list the novels but they're difficult to rhyme;
'though I tried, the words did not come easily this time.
Maybe 'cause the books are clamoring inside my head...
Hard to focus when they all demand to be re-read.
Lend them to my sisters later and we talk about
All the things we loved about the story but, I fear,
In the lending process my books - sometimes - disappear.
Recently, two sisters moved and when they went to pack
They found seven books by Steve, of mine, and gave them back.
I can't wait to re-read them now that they've been returned.
First time through I read so fast my retinas got burned.
Second time I read a book I take it nice and slow.
There's no need to rush it because I already know
What is gonna happen, so I'll linger on a phrase
And a book that took me hours then, now lasts for days.
I would list the novels but they're difficult to rhyme;
'though I tried, the words did not come easily this time.
Maybe 'cause the books are clamoring inside my head...
Hard to focus when they all demand to be re-read.