One Quarter-Tonne
The weight of books
old banana boxes full of them
twenty seven in all.
Two carloads
to drop them at the charity shop
we carry them in
I loved my books
but would I ever read them again
I kept five hundred
Such a weight gone
not only in poundage
but from my heart.
With every book that left the house
I felt a little more free.
© Rachel Green 2016
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