Library Mystery
So many choices sit
on a bookshelf full
of titles before me
But which one will give
the explanations
I am searching for
Alone in the aisle
at the public library
I peruse back covers
of paperbacks
which leave me with
more questions about
the meaning of the crazy
dreams that consume
my brain while sleeping
I reach for a promising
hardcover, when my left
hand suddenly begins
to tremble uncontrollably
Shocked, I immediately
pull back in confusion
and look around to see
if anyone saw what happened
before I try to take the book
off the shelf again
My hand shakes violently
Unsure of what took place
I test whatever is forcefully
holding me back by repeatedly
moving towards the particular
volume, only to be stopped
each time
Now to make a choice
Do I push against whatever
is stopping me and grab
the forbidden object or take
something different altogether
Baffled over the mystery
I decide to check out
another interpretation
book for answers
With the incident impressed
in my memory, I believe
God sent an unseen angel
to protect and push
a vulnerable me away
from a dark path waiting
to swallow me in misery
after the collapse
of my first marriage
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