Don’t worry
As she stares
Down her bespeckled nose
At you.
She’s not angry,
She’s just –
Absent-minded.
Absent, but glad,
Because now you’re here – look!
Her lips curve quickly
Upwards, warm,
And welcoming.
Because you’re here, you’ve come,
And she anticipates your joy.
She hands it to you, with a wise nod.
She’s seen inside its pages
And she knows you will enjoy it.
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