WHERE IS WALES

 Where is Wales in this library

 Between wooden shelves

 Or sitting obediently

 With more confident

 Bulkier neighbours

 Is she leather bound

 Or plastic covered.

 

 Is she hiding quietly

 In the reference section

 Grimacing silently

 At teenagers

 Playing with phones

 Holding chewing gum

 Conversations.

 

 Or is she at the desk

 With the homeless

 And the aimless

 Asking for assistance

 With impossible projects

 Seeking reassurance

 That she is not worthless.

 

(c) David Subacchi.2016